Sorta Evinrude related? haha need to make new mooring bouy anchor!

[jammer777]

hey guys! i love this forum, seriously, ive been here for 3 weeks and its awesome!

hey so ive got a cabin in the okanagan in British columbia, not too windy or anything, but the lake can get sometimes a bit rough, and im looking to make a new anchor mooring thing to sink down to the bottom of the lake with a galvanized cable to a bouy for my old 83 invader 16.5 foot boat, does anyone know or can point me in the right direction as far as how heavy this should be? i know that depends on the weight of the boat and how crazy the weather can get, but looking for a rule of thumb, or what the heck to use, ive seen people use scrap steel, my neighbor told me 3 years ago they dropped a car engine in for theirs, and i want to kinda avoid that, haha but i dont think even concrete is a good thing to drop in the lake either, Im at about 25 feet of depth, in a bay, as i mentioend not too crazy a weather, but want to make sure i put something heavy enough out there, and am just wondering if some of you guys and gals have done your own at all as well!

Cheers everyone!

 

[hidef]

Concrete is fine the coast guard uses concrete blocks to moore bouys. The best design I have seen is to use an old washing machine drum filled with concrete and rebar. You can make a mooring ring out of the rebar or you can attach a chain to the inside of the drum before filling it with concrete.

 

[jammer777]

hey thanks Hidef, sorry i didnt respond earlier! i think as its the end of summer here now we might wait until spring, but i think thats exactly what im going to do, something like a big oil drum or something full of concrete and rebar for the loop and a couple chains and drop her in! thanks again for the response!

 

[Chris1956]

We use mushroom anchors here on the Atlantic Coast. They work themselves well down into the mud and sand, due to the wave action, and hold real well. Obviously you will need some chain to keep the sand/mud from wearing out the rode.

 

[Chris1956]

We use mushroom anchors here on the Atlantic Coast. They work themselves well down into the mud and sand, due to the wave action, and hold real well. Obviously you will need some chain to keep the sand/mud from wearing out the rode.