Ebb said:
Just returned from a week charter on a Moorings 42.3 monohull. The boat was great and we had a wonderful week. The only problem we had was the length of the boat hook was much too short for the boat. Having to lean far over the life lines to reach the mooring pennants resulted in badly bruised ribs! Just something to consider when doing your pre-charter boat briefing.
Your "Hooker" is starting too high!
Better to just sit on the deck, legs over the side and snag the line from the ball. Have a line ready and if you have enough crew, after looping the line through the eye, hand it back to your crew to tie down to a cleat.
