Possible Mooring solution

While I have a pretty good idea what would cause the rig of a Hobie 16 to fail if left on a mooring, I'm looking for input on my design idea to allow mooring a 16. I'm going to use my boat as a guinea pig.
Specifically, I'm looking for input on the following:
- Actual failures
- Thoughts on presumed failure points
- Reactions to the following design proposal
- Has the idea below been tried before

I'm thinking of a locking clamp/collar with mast base/step blocking. That is a molded clamp/sleeve that would extend from the top of the crossbar to a reasonable height on the mast (6" to 12"). There would also, and most importantly, be low tolerance blocking that fills the gap between the mast base and mast step. This blocking would take the full load of the mast thus locking it in place. A turnbuckle on the forestay would be used to load up the rigging.

Thanks

Not a good idea to moor. Make a float and pull it onto that moored is a better idea. The constant motion, as you noted, causes failures and fatigue.

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Matt Miller
Former - Director of Parts and Accessory Sales
Warranty and Technical Support
Hobie Cat USA
(Retired 11/7/2022)

Leaving the boat in the water for an extended time will also ruin the hulls unless they are painted with bottom paint. The gelcoat and fiberglass will eventually soak up water causing them to get heavy and become soft. The constant motion on the hulls will also cause the frame to become loose. Not recommended.

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OK. Understood. I'll look into creating a raft solution.

However, while a raft will lesson the impact of wave action on the mast, it will not eliminate wave induced rocking. Any thoughts?

Thoughts that come to my mind are:
- loading up the rigging
- locking up the mast base/step. I have that some people simply rotate the mast and use the mast base stops.

Inputs on technique would be appreciated.

An additional thought that comes to my mind is that my clamp solution would be focused on creating infill blocking to lock the rotational and fore/aft movement of the mast.

Thanks.

Tight rig and rudder system. Mast rotated to one side works.

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Matt Miller
Former - Director of Parts and Accessory Sales
Warranty and Technical Support
Hobie Cat USA
(Retired 11/7/2022)

Makes sense. Thanks