Are you connecting the bow ring to the mooring with chain alone? If so, you run the risk of wearing right through the metal hardware or chain. The connection to the boat should  always use lines. You can add a snuber for shock reduction.

Graham Stewart
gstewart.gm at gmail.com

On Sat, Jun 8, 2024 at 1:04 PM Matt Wilson <mwhornblower at gmail.com> wrote:

> Sorry everyone,
>
> I spent a few hours putting in a new, heavier bow ring and then we had
> folks out for a stunning sunset sail.
>
>
>
> Yes the ring that attaches the boat to the trailer. That ring was attached
> to my mooring and broke from fatigue during a 40 mph sustained gust. I  use
> a chain on a mooring on a fairly  large MN lake.  It’s mostly sheltered but
> when those SE breezes come up there is about 1.5 mi of open water so there
> can be a fair amount of wave action on top of sustained 20mph winds at
> times.
>
> Should I be concerned that the boat fiberglass could be damaged?  Any
> thoughts on some kind of spring or a better set up?
>
> Thanks so much,
> Matt Wilson
> HornblowerII
> White Bear Lake, MN
>
> On Fri, Jun 7, 2024 at 4:13 PM ROGER PIHLAJA <roger_pihlaja at msn.com>
> wrote:
>
> > Hi Larry,
> >
> > Are you referring to the ring on the bow which is used to winch the boat
> > onto the trailer?  Does the bow have a big hole where the ring used to
> be?
> > What sort of conditions did it take to do that?  What are you going to
> have
> > to do to repair ?
> >
> > Does your boat have bow line chocks?  If yes, then just route the mooring
> > line from the bow cleat thru the line chock and down to the mooring buoy.
> > You could rig a bridle thru each line chock.  But, the boat won’t ride
> too
> > far off center with just one.  I wouldn’t bother with rigging the 2nd
> > line.  I presume this will be temporary?
> >
> > Roger Pihlaja
> > S/V Dynamic Equilibrium
> > 1978. Sanford, MI
> >
> > Sent from my iPhone
> >
> > > On Jun 7, 2024, at 3:36 PM, Larry Gioia via Rhodes22-list <
> > rhodes22-list at rhodes22.org> wrote:
> > >
> > >  I've seen setups where a yoke is created by a line tied at each end
> to
> > the 2 foredeck cleats and leading around the bow, connected to a separate
> > line that goes to the mooring.
> > > And I am curious about that sheared bow ring.
> > > Larry
> > >    On Friday, June 7, 2024 at 03:29:27 PM EDT, Matt Wilson <
> > mwhornblower at gmail.com> wrote:
> > >
> > > Hi everyone,
> > >
> > > I just had a bow ring shear off during a storm.  Any advice on mooring
> > to a
> > > buoy without one…just using the foredeck cleat.
> > >
> > > Much appreciated,
> > > Matt Wilson
> > > Hornblower II
> > > White Bear Lake, MN
> > >
> >
>