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I like to get there at 0700, before any of the day boats show up. That way I have pick of buoys. Important when you are tying up a 100 foot boat with 85 feet of scope, and the buoys are within 80 feet of one another. With any public mooring, the buoys are first come, first served. There is no reservation system, and the commercial guys like me sometimes have to wait. I don't mind, I've got all day. We will always let another boat tie off to us and let them tie into our granny line. Most Key West operators don't like me tying off to them.
I have seen live recoveries both ways. With tech/really good recreational divers, a drifting ascent from the wreck under a reel and SMB makes me happiest. That way, the divers are well clear of any boat traffic around the wreck. We had another boat call us one day and let us know that their divers would be coming up our mooring. They slid down the granny line to our stern, and their boat picked them up right off our port quarter. Worked well for them.
Frank
I have seen live recoveries both ways. With tech/really good recreational divers, a drifting ascent from the wreck under a reel and SMB makes me happiest. That way, the divers are well clear of any boat traffic around the wreck. We had another boat call us one day and let us know that their divers would be coming up our mooring. They slid down the granny line to our stern, and their boat picked them up right off our port quarter. Worked well for them.
Frank