Things You'll Need:
- 3/4 Inch Nylon Line 3/4 Inch Polypropylene Line 18-Inch Concrete Blocks, Three Each (Total Weight: 156 lbs.) Small Norwegian Buoy Carabiner GPS Unit Boat An Assistant Boat Hook
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Step 1
The single carrick is used to tie lines of two different materialsPrepare the nylon line by cutting it to a length. The ideal length for a fixed mooring line is three to five times the depth of water. Attach 5 feet of polypropylene to one end of the nylon line using a single carrick bend.
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Step 2
Line and hardware attached to mooring buoyPrepare the Norwegian buoy by attaching one end of the polypropylene line to the lifting loop of the buoy, either with a bowline knot or an eye splice. Open the carabiner by pressing the center and insert the open end through the lifting loop of the buoy.
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Step 3
Attaching the weight to the mooringLine the concrete blocks up so that the holes are aligned. Lace the free end of the nylon line through one hole in each concrete block, then turn the line back on itself and tie the free end to the line with a bowline knot so that all the concrete blocks are attached to one end of the line and the Norwegian buoy to the other.
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Step 4
Set the mooring system by loading it into your boat and taking it to the location where you wish to moor the boat. Have your assistant lower--not drop--the concrete blocks which are laced to the rope over the side and lower them to the bottom. Mark the location as a waypoint in the GPS.
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Step 5
Set the Norwegian buoy over the side of your boat. To use the mooring, use a boat hook to lift the Norwegian buoy out of the water and attach your boat's mooring line to the carabiner, then put the buoy back over the side. Your boat will now be anchored to the mooring buoy.
