mooring for a 30' Carver Santego

[lil red truck]

also posted in ATC-hope that's okay.
A fella at our club has a 30' Carver with twin Merc 350s and doesn't know what weight or size chain to use for mooring here on the Hudson.
Can anyone here help him out?
Thanks.

 

[Unknown]

Hmmm, not sure on that one? Where are they planning to put it? Off Yonkers? I wonder what the currents run there - don't forget to factor that in when choosing this thing...

I've never installed a mooring before so probably aren't of much help...

 

[Rugger8]

Well, I have had 2 moorings on the hudson. Both mushroom type cement mushrooms. The first was a 300 lb. mooring for my searay sundancer 240. The weight on this was overkill for the weight of the boat, which was 5200 lbs. I now have a Regal 3560, with a dry weight of 15,200 lbs. I upgraded the mooring to a 500 lb. mushroom. It has 3/4 inch lines and also some chain. The mooring holds fine, but make sure you have 2 lines, in case one breaks, the other is still there to support it. I have had this problem twice. so if anything, I would upsize the lines and check frequently.