Dave wrote:
On Mon, 08 Oct 2007 14:15:10 -0700, Joe said:

Looks like locker junk to me.

Yes. Something designed for sailors who never heard of a pickup buoy.

So please tell us what mystical incantation to use when we want to grab
a mooring that only has a ring, with no line, much less a pickup.

It turns out one of my favorite mooring areas has several public, first
come first serve moorings, but they have no line. As it turns out, I
have a similar gadget, designed to attach to a mop handle, but I always
forget to show my wife how to use it before we go to this island! I've
found its pretty easy to back up to the ball so my wife can feed a line
through while standing on the swim platform.