I recieved a call (call withheld number)from the waterways asking if I'm the owner of "Little lady" My Swanson Dart 22. I said yes...has something happened?(fearing the worst) I was asked is she on a mooring or anchored?
I replied It's a make shift mooring. 110 Kg tractor weight which I can easily pull up and remove once my mooring allocation has been consented. He replied You must anchor your boat.Non registered moorings are not allowed.
I replied well its not a fixed mooring which in my opinion shouldn't be an issue. I would rather that than an anchor.
Bottom line ... this was an argument I wasn't going to win. Lay anchor or cop a $260.00 fine. End of story.
Most disappointed. Not sure what to do. I really don't trust anchors. "Little lady" is lucky to weigh 800kgs if that.

Any suggestions?

start calling the tractor weight an anchor ??

Look for the biggest second hand anchor you can find, 30 - 40kg or more if you can handle it, and use that as a mooring
At the end of the day its an "Anchor"

AshleyM said..
Throw down an oversize Manson Supreme anchor. It will never move.
My dad's 6 tonne Lotus 950 survived a night of 100 knot wind gusts with an undersized Manson 15 pounder.
Throw down a 25 pounder with heavy chain and you've got an instant mooring that will comply with their silly rules.

Check out the review in the Reviews section: www.mansonanchors.com/

Thanks, but these anchors are worth a fortune.

cazou34 said..
I see an anchored boat here, with a 110kg anchor

Me too!

sunycoastguy said..
Look for the biggest second hand anchor you can find, 30 - 40kg or more if you can handle it, and use that as a mooring
At the end of the day its an "Anchor"

Nice thought but no real room for a big ass anchor on deck or below.

Get another anchor and 5-10m of heavy chain.
Shackle the second anchor chain onto your normal anchor so you have two anchors in line.

So you are at anchor [ but have 2 anchors down, just don't say there are 2!.]

That should work

garymalmgren said..
Don't resist it, Grasshopper.

Ring the her or him back tomorrow.
Be very polite and thank him or her for his careful attention to yours and the surrounding boats safety.
Inform him that you are in the process of getting a big safe anchor and you will contact her or him back in a couple of days with the results of your complete compliance with his or her quite reasonable request.

Resistance is futile

PS. that is a beautiful boat.

gary

Yes...you will catch more bees with honey than vinegar. I didn't get a name or contact number. I was a little p%#$ed off.

Throw a second anchor off the stern. all done

sunycoastguy said..

Windancer said..

sunycoastguy said..
Look for the biggest second hand anchor you can find, 30 - 40kg or more if you can handle it, and use that as a mooring
At the end of the day its an "Anchor"

Nice thought but no real room for a big ass anchor on deck or below.

No leave it behind. Tie a fender to it when you go for a sail

Nah, there's enough hard to see hazards like crab pots floating around ready to ruin someone's day than having people reserving their favourite anchoring spot.
if you don't want to spend money on an oversized temporary anchor, that's understandable, you'll only have to try to sell soon anyway, and don't have the onboard storage room for it, invest in Rocna 6 or equivalent with a couple of metres of 10mm chain(that you can remove later) then 20 metres of 6mm high strength chain then 20metres of 12mm nylon as a minimum, set the anchor properly....all good in that location.
Your going to need the anchor anyway which is at the top of the safety equipment list.
Stella job on the restoration, Little Lady looks great.

On the topic of buoys in Mooloolaba waterways, has anyone applied for a registered mooring through Qld Maritime in the Mooloolaba Pond area, I have a cat I want sit there and wonder if paying the $90 fee to apply will be worthwhile