The Book of the Sailboat: How to rig, sail and handle small boats

Chapter VII) so that you will know the exact spot where the mooring is

located.

There are many forms of moorings for small boats, among them large stones, heavy pieces of iron or metal, such as old furnace-pots, old car-wheels, old railroad-rails and discarded machinery, while large anchors, and especially “mushroom” anchors, are widely used.

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