On Mon, 16 Jan 2012 07:45:01 -0800 (PST), North Star
wrote:

On Jan 16, 10:42*am, Happy John wrote:
On Sun, 15 Jan 2012 19:59:28 -0800 (PST), Tim wrote:
http://www.stardem.com/business/arti...e36-aa8f-9d293...

Looks l really simple too. I wonder how it will handle rough wear 'n
tear?

Looks like a pretty good idea!

If it stands up to the rigors of a life in the sal****er of the
oceans..... it might work out.

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Yes, and that's a very big "if". Moorings are exposed to the
elements 24/7 and subject to very high shock loads during storms.

We've been seeing more of a better system in recent years where the
mooring buoy has a bowl shaped appendage on the top where you can coil
the mooring lines as you drop them. That keeps the lines out of the
water without introducing any complexity, moving parts or weak links.