On Tue, 17 Jan 2012 10:54:09 -0500, JustWait
wrote:

Well, you couldn't have a bunch of lines floating around all the buoys, or there'd be a lot of lines
fouled in props. The link is to the map of Annapolis. If you zoom in directly south of the traffic
circle at the Naval Academy, you can actually pick out the lines of buoys, some with boats attached.
As they all float around with the tides and winds, the lines would just add another element of
danger to the mess.

http://tinyurl.com/7wkykgk


Looks like there are ten foot lines hanging from Bouys? Maybe I got this
wrong but what do they do? Hang off the front of the bow or reach down
and pick up the bouy then hook to it?

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A typical mooring will have one or two lines permanently shackled to
the upper eye of the mooring ball. The "pick up" strategy usually
involves snagging the lines with a boat hook from the bow of the boat.