Materials
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Mooring buoy (18" diameter, white with blue reflective stripe) Deep water buoy (22-24" diameter, white with reflective blue stripe) SPA buoy(30" diameter, yellow with yellow reflective stripe) Spar buoy (cylindrical buoy with orange markings)
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Lines: Downline mooring, wreck, SPA, spar buoy (Yellow 7/8" UV treated polypropylene line with blue tracer) Downline wildlife management buoy (WMB) (Yellow 3/4" polypropylene line with blue tracer) Through line mooring, SPA buoy and deep water float (White 7/8" poly plus line with red tracer) Pick-up line (Yellow 7/8" UV treated polypropylene line with blue tracer)
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Floats: Brown float for downline (6" diameter, 4" thick) Lobster float as marker buoy (6" diameter, round) Football float for wildlife management buoy (5" diameter, oval) Hard float for deep water buoy (21" diameter, round) Torpedo float for SPA and spar marker (7" diameter, 14" length) Hose: Blue Pliovic hose for downline (1" diameter) Clear hose for SPA through line (1.1/8" diameter) Fire hose for wreck attachment (1.1/2" diameter)
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Shackle: Heavy duty stainless steel shackle for stainless steel anchor attachment (1/2" x 3.3/4") Stainless shackle for spar buoy, wildlife management buoy (3/8" x 3") Galvanized shackle for Manta Ray anchor attachment (5/8" x 4.1/4") Galvanized Ring for wreckline (5/8" x 6")
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Weight: Lead weight for downline (Size 1"x12"x1/8") Cable ties: Heavy duty cable tie for splice, SPA buoy (Length 14.5") Small cable tie for lead weight (Length 8") |
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Anchoring Systems: 316 Stainless steel pin with eye: (size 5/8" x 18") A) Threaded pin B) T- pin Manta Ray anchoring system
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Misc.: Tech Flex (1" diameter, heavy-duty wall) Letter (3" black vinyl self adhesive letters and numbers) Wax (Fastwax brand spray wax) Scouring pads (heavy-duty green Scotch Brite 6" x 4.5") |
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This site and manual is created by Bernie Altmeier, February 2001.