There are many line threaders, but the Hook & Moor is unique among them. The equipment is designed to attach a line to a remote fitting, a cleat or a buoy ring. To do this, the line is usually knotted to a snap hook, which is detachably attached to a boat hook. Guided by the hook shank, the carabiner is clipped in and released from the shank and the line connection is made. A sometimes unreliable system. The Hook & Moor works differently.
A small carabiner is attached to a special swivelling fitting, into which an eye or a bight of the mooring line is clipped. The fitting is rotated by pushing or pulling the handle, whereby the carabiner with the mooring line bight is threaded around the mooring ring and can be pulled back on board. It is then released from the hook & moor: a line connection to the boat is established. This allows a mooring line to be deployed without having to leave the boat.
The system has now been refined, the rotating claw is reinforced with carbon and works with less friction and even more reliably. With the claw locked, the Hook & Moor can also be used conventionally as a boat hook. The telescopic Hook & Moor is available in lengths from 1.0 to 1.8/1.0 to 2.5/1.2 to 3.2/1.6 to 4.2 metres. Prices start at 155 euros.
