In article ,
Wayne.B wrote:
On Tue, 9 Oct 2007 09:37:25 -0700, "Capt. JG"
wrote:

Really? Wow... the mooring balls around here are pretty hefty... not much
chance of moving one with a boat hook.

Exactly, especially on a boat with high freeboard forward like a
trawler.

There is another solution using a large snap hook like a carbiner.

Attach a line to the snap hook large enough to hold the boat for a
while;

Tape the snap hook to the end of a boat hook using one or two wraps of
masking tape;

Reach out and snap the hook onto the top of the mooring ball;

Give the boat hook a yank to break away the masking tape;

At your leisure you can use the dinghy to rig a permanent mooring line
and detach the snap hook.

Net cost: zero for most folks.

Sure... there are lots of solutions. The HH solution works fine, as do others. I've seen people do the upside down skyhook too.

"Jonathan Ganz" wrote
Sure... there are lots of solutions.

harpoon launcher mounted on deck with a big needle loaded and a mooring line
threaded through the eye...

In article ,
Ernest Scribbler wrote:
"Jonathan Ganz" wrote
Sure... there are lots of solutions.

harpoon launcher mounted on deck with a big needle loaded and a mooring line
threaded through the eye...

Sorry, but that's for the jetskis.

"Jonathan Ganz" wrote
harpoon launcher mounted on deck

Sorry, but that's for the jetskis.

Brilliant! A multi-function tool...

In article ,
Ernest Scribbler wrote:
"Jonathan Ganz" wrote
harpoon launcher mounted on deck

Sorry, but that's for the jetskis.

Brilliant! A multi-function tool...

When you're right you're right. heh

lid (Jonathan Ganz) wrote in
:

harpoon launcher mounted on deck with a big needle loaded and a
mooring line threaded through the eye...

Sorry, but that's for the jetskis.


Can you imagine the line of lawyers standing on the dock waiting to
get a piece of some rich ******* in a yacht who took a potshot at a
jetskiier with a harpoon?....(c;

Larry
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In article ,
Larry wrote:
(Jonathan Ganz) wrote in
:

harpoon launcher mounted on deck with a big needle loaded and a
mooring line threaded through the eye...

Sorry, but that's for the jetskis.


Can you imagine the line of lawyers standing on the dock waiting to
get a piece of some rich ******* in a yacht who took a potshot at a
jetskiier with a harpoon?....(c;

Yeah, but sometimes you have to live for the moment.