HOW TO MOOR | Mooring Retrieval and Bridle Setup on a Catamaran 

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Hi There, General advice would be to take the path of least resistance to minimise any undue pressure on the pulpit. The noise may be coming from the rubbing of the rope on the deck/hull/pulpit. If this is the case see if you can use softer rope that doesn't squeak under movement. JF

I've always run my mooring lines on the outside of the pulpit and hull. I was also wondering if the way shown in this video is indeed the right way.

very much my thoughts. Did you get an answer yet?

I use a section of fire hose for mine when moored for a long time. For one night it's fine.

Eventually they will. And if the wind is high there will be noise from lines rubbing against the deck. I prefer to use the anchor bridle. But to be honest have not found the perfect way yet. Maybe I will be installing a second shackle for rope. Any ideas?

Hi there, Thanks for your comment. This is a good question and one that I get asked a lot. If you rig it like this, then there will be a tendency for the mooring line loop to slide back and forth along your nice boat line. As well as wearing out the line, it is also very likely that the boat will swing off to the side, get caught by the wind and because there is nothing pulling in the leeward hull, it will sit askew. Unfortunately this method, although so much simpler to set up, wouldn't work :(

Hi again Andy, Good spot, this small yellow ball is connected to a small line. This is pulled up first with the boat hook, it is light and easy to lift. You then pull on this small "heaving" line to pull the larger heavier mooring line on board. Once set you can drop this line and ball back into the water so long as its short enough not to bump against the hulls.

Hi There, thanks for your comment. I set each bridle line at around 6-7 meters from the cleat in this video. Longer is better as this will reducing any unwanted swinging of the vessel by moving the pivot point forward. It also depends on your swinging room however as most moorings aren't built taking into account a long bridle set up. If there are other boats close by then you could pull it right in to say 3-4 meters, though like the vessel may not sit as good as having a 10meter line on each side. As a rule of thumb I would at least 1.5 x the distance from cleat to cleat for bridle length.

Correct, whether its under or over, so long as both bridle lines and the mooring line take the same route there should be no problem :)

Hi David, thanks for your comment. A simple bridle will really help to reduce the swinging as it moves the centre of effort forward of the two hulls that had a lot of windage. If you run your mooring line thought he spare roller on the crossbeam, you'll find the boat will swing more than with a bridle. Even a short bridle will help reduce the swinging and make it act more like a monohull. Hard to avoid the mooring ball bumping on the hull in very light or no wind. This the nature of the beast unfortunately however in this case you could pull the mooring line as tight as possible to hold the ball between the hulls (without using a bridle). ONLY do this if there is NO wind and keep an eye on the tide (you don't want start lifting the mooring block off the ground ;)

Isn't the goal to pull the bridle hook back to the roller though?

Noticed that as well. Proper cleat hitch and Flemish.