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DirtDiva
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3/11/2008 4:29:30 PM
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We put out some buoys last year. We just pulled them out of the lake as the water level has risen above what it was when we put them out.
I would like some feedback on how you guys drop buoys: what materials did you use, what did you use to anchor, how do you adjust for water level fluctuations,etc...... Want to compare the forum info to the process we used. (looking for process improvement). Thanks!! : )
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raysea
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3/11/2008 4:49:49 PM
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Set them at full pool. Tie the weight on first. Drop the weight to the bottom (making sure not to let go of the rope). Pull the slack out of the rope. Tie the buoy at the proper rope length. Cut the excess rope. As the water goes down they will drift a little, but should stay in about the same place. Of course you can do the same thing now by just allowing a couple of feet of extra rope to allow for increase to full pool. Use plenty of weight to minimize drift.
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Keeep in mind that full pool ony happens for a FEW days a year, even in good, wet years. I would set them at about 488.5 to minimize drift. APCO uses concrete slabs. They have forms that are about 15-18 inches square with a hole in the middle about two inches thick. They use multiple slabs on each bouy with the cable running through them. Using multiple slabs take away some, if not all, of the 'drift factor' and provides for stable bouys.
I don't know where your place is at, but also consider the amount of wave action on busy weekends. You don't want to tie them so short that they will be going under the waves. It will probably take a little adjusting to find that 'perfect' setting. You might also want to consider clips at 1-1.5 foot intervals to allow for easy adjsuting as the water comes up and down.
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DJ
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3/11/2008 8:08:04 PM
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I made my anchors out of a 5-gallon bucket and an eyebolt, a couple of big washers and a nut and an 80lb bag of quickcrete. Mix the concrete in the bucket and insert the eye bolt with the washers and nut on it then tie off to the eye and dropped it over the side, I tied the rope to a fender for a float and left enough slack to be able to hook it and tie off. I pulled the bucket so that the lip that was left caught on the rocks and bottom. I have a Four Winns 220 Horizon and it held the boat in place even with the biggest of waves on the fourth of July. I have a picture of one of them out of the water if you'd like me to send it just send me an email.
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That's a lot of boat hanging on only 80lbs DJ. I think the rocks are what saved you, unfortunately, not everybody has rocky bottom. My slough is pure mud. When the water was down this year we did discover an old concrete anchor someone had buried in the past. Only the eye bolt was sticking up. but 80 lbs should be PLENTY to hold a swimming bouy.
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DirtDiva
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3/13/2008 10:45:10 AM
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Thanks for the feedback, guys. We use the concrete in the bucket with the ibolt method. It works fine, we were just having an issue with rope needing to be adjusted for water rise and fall.
LTL - the idea of the clips at different intervals so you can adjust length is exactly what I was looking for - an easy way to change the length of the rope. Perfiect!!!
What kind fo rope have you all been using? We have been using ski rope and it seems to work fine.
Thanks for sharing yor experience!
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Rope is rope. Not much difference between ski ropes and nylon weaves as far as strength and longeveity go. The nylon may be easier to tie to hooks though as it is a little more pliabe.
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