PROCEDURE to moor BOATS AND mooring FOR THE PURSUIT OF PROCEDURE

摘要

Apparatus for mooring boats and being of the type which fixedly secures one end of the boat while simultaneously preventing pivoting of the boat about said one end in response to wind and wave forces acting on the boat. A fixed support platform is provided which includes a pair of spaced support elements, and at least one stretchable elastic member is supported between the spaced support elements. In the mooring of the boat, one end of the boat is positioned against the elastic members, and thereafter a plurality of lines are attached to opposite sides of the boat at points located remotely from said one end of the boat. The latter lines are placed in tension and are so orientated relevant to the boat that force components are provided which act parallel to the longitudinal axis of the boat and resiliently urge the boat against the elastic members so as to distend the member and provide a recess therein for embracing and fixedly securing said one end of the boat. Simultaneously, the tensioned lines provide force components acting transversely of the longitudinal axis of the boat to prevent pivoting of the boat about its first end.