Elastic Moorings Overview

Chain Moorings Damage Sea Bed

Show below are boats using Elastic Moorings. Note the healthy sea bed directly below elastic-moored boats.
Mouseover to view chain mooring damage to Eel Grass on the sea bed, also known as "slash circles" or "slash zones".

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DMF photo on LightHawk flight

Chain Mooring Slash Circle Demo

Life Expectancy 15+ years
Shock Load reduced by Elastic
Corrosion factor nearly eliminated
No chain replacement costs
Floating downline preserves sea bed and marine life

Eliminate Seabed Damage

Chain moorings rake the sea bed, forming "crop circles" (below)

Elastic Moorings float above the sea bed, leaving eel grass and marine life unaffected.

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Eelgrass Improves Water Quality

Eelgrass meadows can be a natural carbon sink, removing carbon dioxide from the atmosphere and storing it in sediments, even more than rain forests, while improving water quality and reducing coastal shoreline erosion. This is called "Blue Carbon".

Courtesy of MIT, May 17, 2016

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