So, now that I have a boat, I need a parking spot for it. A wet one.
The Massabesic Yacht Club membership grants me access to a mooring location, but I need to provide and maintain the equipment. It just so happened that a retiring member was willing to sell me his equipment in place… so I don't need to worry about assembling and dropping it before I can launch next spring.
Most of the equipment is at the bottom of the lake, so I won’t get to see it until the spring inspection. But here’s the gist:
Mushroom anchor. We have a muddy lake bottom, so these mushroom-shaped anchors dig themselves in to use not only their weight but also suction to keep your boat tethered.
Heavy chain offers drag against the bottom.
Lighter chain extends from the bottom to the surface.
Various shackles and swivels.
I have the surface pieces in storage in the basement… a mooring buoy and a pickup buoy. I’ll give them a little spring cleaning and refresh the marking paint and they’ll be good to go!
