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Gloucester, MA Assistant Harbormaster

Dear Dave,

I have a pier and float system on one of the tidal estuaries in Gloucester. I keep my 30 ft. houseboat at the outer end of the floats and I purchased two 6' helix moorings from you in 2008 to tether the boat and take stress off the float and pier system. I turned both helixes in by hand during the low tide and although it was a fair amount of work, I was able to do it with a 6' crowbar. Your helix moorings have been holding my boat in place for the last 3 summers with no issues and I have been very satisfied with my purchase.

My pier extends 100ft across the salt marsh and in the winter time I pull my floats alongside the pier and also anchor my houseboat up on the marsh as well. Since the houseboat only floats during the flood tides, I have typically fastened it with multiple Danforth anchors off the 4 corners of the boat. As an added safety measure, I run one line out to the closest helix mooring (about 75 feet from where the boat sits during the winter months).

During the December 2010 storm on Cape Ann (which was the worst I have seen since the blizzard of 1978) we had extreme tides and 70+ mph sustained winds through the overnight high tide. My 12+ ton houseboat tore a 1/2" nylon line and ripped out two Danforth anchors during the storm. The single line tethered to your helix mooring is the only thing that stopped my boat from tearing completely loose, which would have not only damaged my houseboat, but would have destroyed my 35 year old pier. I can't thank you enough for making the technology available that saved my boat and pier! I will be ordering more helix moorings from you to hold my houseboat during the winter months since this is the only technology available that will give me the peace of mind I need during winter storms and will not raise the ire of the Conservation Commission due to the environmentally friendly nature of the product.

Jim Marshall
Cape Ann Resident and
Gloucester, MA Assistant Harbormaster


Mooring Officer/Asst. Harbormaster - Town of Chatham, MA

Hello Dave,

Thanks for coming by the Harbormaster Shop on Friday. The info and discussion about your Big-e Storm Pendant was much appreciated and goes a long way toward explaining the “stretch” characteristics and robust construction of this hawser.

The Big-e Storm Pendant you left for us to test last summer was placed on one of our largest moorings in Stage Harbor, to be used by transient fishing vessels as well as visiting sailboats and cruisers. It has had fairly constant use by many different types of vessels, including a large offshore scallop dragger during the months of December, January, and February. The strength and durability of this product was well proven during the last six months. Particularly noted was the attention paid to seizing and the addition of chafing gear and heavy duty thimble. I feel that this hawser would last for several seasons of heavy use.

We are currently evaluating our needs in regards to upgrading or replacing many of the rodes on our 35 plus Town of Chatham owned moorings and hope to place an order soon.

Thank You, Wayne D. Julin

Chatham MA Eco-Mooring Testimonial

Aggressor Fleet and Peter Hughes Install New Moorings in Belize

"Aggressor Fleet and Peter Hughes Diving made another giant stride this summer in the live-aboard companies' ongoing effort to preserve and protect the natural diving environment of the Caribbean. Working together in Belize aboard the Belize Aggressor in September, Aggressor's Captain Wayne Hasson and Peter Hughes installed six new Helix moorings, known as the best anchoring system in the dive industry, and created five new dive sites representing some of the area's best diving."

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aggressor fleet using helix anchors

Wells Harbor, Maine

"Boatmoorings.com installed 62 new moorings with a bow & stern layout, to gain Wells the additional space they needed. The Helix anchors were precisely placed with the use of Global Positioning Survey equipment. This type of accuracy has revolutionized the ability to optimize your mooring area."

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wells harbor using helix anchors

IHYC

"Boatmoorings.com conducted a detailed survey of both our inner and outer mooring fields. They provided us with detailed maps and a data base from which we can now work to improve the efficiency of our mooring operations. I've found the owner of Boatmoorings.com, Dave Merrill to be more knowledgeable about moorings and mooring fields than anyone I've ever encountered. We shall continue to work with Dave and his company and look forward to their continuing council."

Paul Risher
Marine Committee Chairman, IHYC

IHYC
 
 


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