Name:   MrHodja - Subject:   Mooring on lake Martin Date:   3/16/2016 9:18:29 PM

I didn't read the ixia sailing club link, but do know that an acceptable Method used in the past was about three trailer brake drums at the bottom of a chain, with a float big enough to support the weight of the chain.

About 30 years ago a friend wanted to put down a mooring at the DSC, But wasn't comfortable driving the club pontoon boat and asked me to come along to drive.  We loaded the drums on the boat and started out to the site.  Unfortunately a storm came up as we were motoring to the site and the water got quite rough, to the point that it was starting to lap over the front of the boat.  I decided to back off the throttle - which turned out to be a mistake.  The loss of thrust caused the front of the boat to dip and really catch a LOT of water.  We dang near turned the DSC Pontoon boat into a submarine....