Screwing our Boat into the Ground (Installing a Helix Mooring Anchor) | Sailing Soulianis - Ep. 117
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- čas přidán 14. 01. 2023
- Where do you keep a boat that’s TWENTY-THREE feet wide?? After returning to Michigan with our new trimaran, this quickly became the biggest hurdle before getting her in the water. A doublewide slip would still be a tight fit, not to mention it would cost a fortune, and the waitlist for slips in our neck of the woods is measured in years.
So the decision was pretty easy: install a mooring. But how do we ensure the mooring stays put and the boat does too? What type of anchor should we use? How much holding power do we need? And how do we install it all? Dive in with us and our to sort it all out!
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Manistee Michigan here... It's cold Windy ... But it's nice to watch the videos warm in the house....
I think you're the only utube show
For what 1 data point is worth: I have my 16 catamaran on a 4 foot helix mooring, in mud. It went in pretty easily, but no issues in 3 years with pulling out. Of course, not having that fancy rig for breathing, I had to wait for low tide and walk out and screw it in.
Hi from another northern Michigander. Thanks for the inspiration!
Great video guys...Never seen a mooring video on the Tube before...Well done!
Great episode! Comments for the algorithm!
Good to see you back. At home, boat in the yard and the mooring anchors in place. Well done!!
I did a very similar thing with a small (1400lbs) monohull in a lake in MN. We were only there for 10 days, but I wanted something better than an anchor. I had 2 sand screws - same concept, but only about 3' long with a much smaller auger. I also used a secondary pair of dog leash screws, the kind you can get a Walmart that only go in about a foot. These I tied to the bigger screws hoping to keep them from winding out. The bottom was pretty soft sand, but I also needed a pretty big lever arm to wind them all the way in. I also used about 20' of chain on each and set them at an angle to each other so the load would be shared.
That was one of the more bananas sailing CZcams videos I have ever seen. I say that with 1000% ❤️.
It's good to see you folks back on the channel. Yes, having you vessel in your back yard is a big plus . I did the same and mine hauled 120 miles for the very same reasons you did . Yard fees, travel to and from lack of comfort of not having a shower, meals a rack to sleep in and yes a shop to work out of . Good choice .
We have a 44' motor vessel which we regularly beach on a sandbar located in the Mississippi river. For that we have taken that style of helical anchor, heated it up and bent it to 90 degrees about 2/3 of the way up the pole. This provides the leverage necessary to put the anchor in and out without the extra pole. We use two of these, and from the video I'd guess they're the next size down from your smaller anchor. One anchor goes upstream to the beach, the other goes downstream to the beach, and the anchor rode comes to the aft of the vessel and holds it against the sand bar. The holding power of these anchors is insane and I'm not worried even a little about your situation here. In ~30 years we've only had one incident where an anchor pulled out, and it was in a storm that registered a brief but staggering 65-knot straight-line gust that caught the tall motor yacht directly on the beam; and even then I'm convinced we only pulled out because the area had been recently dredged and the sand wasn't as tightly packed as normal.
I hope those moorings work out for you. Interesting to see the different types. It must also be great to have your boat on your own land. 😊
This s so interesting how this is done. Thank you for educating us. Crazy to think they take out massive blocks of cement accross ice, smart but super crazy.
That area seems to be the generally recognized mooring zone. The harbormaster has moored his boat there the last few years (I could see it with the yellow sail cover in the background). If you are able to rig secure holding, it should work out fine. I would keep your daggerboards and rudders pulled up when you are away from the boat if it's not too much trouble. The occasional storm out of the northwest can send some substantial wave action into that corner of the lake and create a 2-3 foot surge into there. You'll want to have adequate draft under your hull if that happens.
50 mins south here! Was cool watching latest episode of Onboard Lifestyle and noticed a glimpse of you at the boat show get together this past fall.
Hard to say from the video how deep the water is right there, but having installed no less than 10 of these types of mooring anchors in the past I can tell you the best method. Build a wooden stand with 4x4 corners supported on the diagonals with 2x4s and a plywood top and a small hole in the middle of the plywood.
You made a good choice/ decision with the helical anchorage system, it utilized the shear capacity of the soil combined with the cone of soil above the flight, In SoCal we've used similar multi flight systems for masonry wall bracing for loads exceeding 10K. Was concerned with the manual auger procedure, as we usually utilize a hydraulic motor driven unit off a skid steer. Have seen commercial installations using a boom mounted pontoon boat with a diver assisting the Kelley Bar connection.
That was interesting to watch. Good job with the underwater camera set up. My mooring is an old train wheel. 👍
Auger anchors are great. Used them in the Florida keys for storms. Best anchor ever for shallows. Good workout too.
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