Mooring anchor

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Windancer
Windancer
QLD
106 posts
QLD, 106 posts
7 Feb 2018 11:48am
Found this at work and wondering if it will do as a mooring anchor. Not sure about the Rio rusting away.Any thoughts? It's for my little Swanson Dart 22 Cheers.





kurt88
kurt88
NSW
147 posts
NSW, 147 posts
7 Feb 2018 4:56pm
looks bigger than the mooring block i had holding my h28 it withstood 60knt winds no problem
the rio bar diffidently looks dodgy and would rust away in no time in the water i think
Ramona
Ramona
NSW
7757 posts
NSW, 7757 posts
7 Feb 2018 5:35pm
The rio would probably last 20 years. Use a cheap Chinese shackle moused with an electrical tie and replace the shackle regularly. I would suggest digging in the concrete so the chain does not wrap around the block.
saintpeter
saintpeter
VIC
125 posts
VIC, 125 posts
7 Feb 2018 10:13pm
Concrete becomes surprisingly light under water - I'm not sure of it's specific gravity. Better with some seriously old-fashioned cast iron - such as a train wheel. And bed it in to the bottom so as not to foul the chain. Heavy cast iron naturally stays bedded in too.
sunycoastguy
sunycoastguy
QLD
224 posts
QLD, 224 posts
7 Feb 2018 9:24pm
Have you got a mooring permit yet? If not when you get one there might allready be mooring tackle in place. I was lucky with mine cost me a carton of beer from previous owner, and saves him having to remove it
Also i got a diver to inspect it and it was good for another couple of years
Windancer
Windancer
QLD
106 posts
QLD, 106 posts
8 Feb 2018 12:08am
sunycoastguy said..
Have you got a mooring permit yet? If not when you get one there might allready be mooring tackle in place. I was lucky with mine cost me a carton of beer from previous owner, and saves him having to remove it
Also i got a diver to inspect it and it was good for another couple of years


No, no mooring allocation as yet. Waiting,waiting,waiting. I have an Ad on Gumtree for a "wanted mooring apparatus "
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