Whether you live on an island, in a remote area, or enjoy boating, mooring for your boat may be the perfect solution. What is mooring, exactly? It’s a secure location on land where you can keep your boat when you’re not using it. A mooring is an excellent option if you have a small boat, live on a small island, or look for an affordable way to keep your boat at your disposal. 

 Patterson Lakes Marina mooring boats take up a minimum of space, are relatively inexpensive to maintain, and are an excellent option for boat owners who spend most of their time on land. Understanding the different types of boat storage and the benefits and drawbacks of each can save you time and money as you plan your storage solution. 

Types of Mooring Boat Storage Systems

If you love boating, it’s almost a given that you will get your mooring covered at some point. Boats stored on moorings tend to stay in the same spot most of the time, except during spring and fall break-ups or when boat owners are on vacation. The reality is that most boaters need some storage solution, no matter what their interest is in boating (hunting, fishing boats, etc.). It doesn’t matter if your boat is classified as a cruiser (small enough to carry on your own), fisherman, or pontoon boat; the type of mooring boat storage will work for your needs. 

An excellent place to start is with the most basic uses that people have for their moorings: leveling the anchors, developing a shed, or just simply anchoring your boat.

Anticlines: It doesn’t take rocket science to understand that it can be difficult to keep even a small vessel from shifting throughout the day. For a beginning boater or someone who enjoys anchoring overnight, this possibility can cause trouble.

Many boaters opt for anti-cursers installed on the land and anchored to the bottom of their mooring sites to solve this issue. The anti-cursers work by creating a dip in the ground below them – much like a roller will make in the snow – forcing water underneath at every angle that would pull out at any other angle. This causes no one anchor point on land would be stable throughout the day, which keeps your boat from being pulled from one location to another (which we mentioned is not an easy problem to have in the first place). After installation and adjustment, these machines are simple tools you’ll use daily as you enjoy boating and possibly race against others – although we must note that racing is at your own risk if you do run into situations such as bad weather.