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Are moorings around moreton bay public?


Ryannnnnnnn

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Firstly, hoping I out this in the right section. 

Wanting to do an overnighter in moreton Bay, anywhere from Russel Island up to Northern - not sure yet! 

Can you just rock up to any of the moorings and attach to it or do you have to book? Can't see how it would be possible to book, so I'm assuming it's just first in best dressed. 

 

Also, would it be alright to use a mooring in a 6m boat or are they only for yachts? 

 

Cheers! 

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Most are government owned but are rented/leased out on a long term basis. So I don’t believe just rocking up and tying off is permissible. 

 

That being said - there’s absolutely nothing to stop you anchoring for the night in a quiet sheltered location - I have done many overnight trips in the bay and always just dropped the pick - be it in my old 5.3m glass boat or the old mans 11.5m steel yacht. Set a drag alarm on the gps if you are worried about waking up in a different location. Definitely pick a shallower area out of the main channels with a sand or mud bottom, much easier to get the anchor to bite in hard and stay there.

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54 minutes ago, benno573 said:

Most are government owned but are rented/leased out on a long term basis. So I don’t believe just rocking up and tying off is permissible. 

 

That being said - there’s absolutely nothing to stop you anchoring for the night in a quiet sheltered location - I have done many overnight trips in the bay and always just dropped the pick - be it in my old 5.3m glass boat or the old mans 11.5m steel yacht. Set a drag alarm on the gps if you are worried about waking up in a different location. Definitely pick a shallower area out of the main channels with a sand or mud bottom, much easier to get the anchor to bite in hard and stay there.

Thanks @benno573glad I checked. Think I'll stick to anchoring then 😊

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