"Bart" .@. wrote in message
| I like the idea of anchoring out. Lots of scope means good
| shock abosorbtion. A mooring would be ok, as long as you
| stayed aboard and checked for chafe. I already reported on
| what happened when Ernesto passed through. Many dozens
| of boat chafed through their moorings.


If you have a mooring you have to check it once a year at least.
They don't last forever. Even the chain wears and rusts away sooner
or later. You should be able to put new chain on your mooring yourself.
Or have a friend who can do it.... Oh, and you can't put a big huge boat
on a mooring made for a little boat. You have to size them. A big mistake
is not enough chain. If the tide goes up really high big boats can pull a
mooring right out. Tons of floatation in those big boats. It gives one helluva
yank.

Cheers,
Ellen