Vandal996
10/08/2010, 05:02 PM
While I was working in Guanaja my resort hooked up with Reef Relief to set permanent moorings so that the boats weren't dropping anchor on the coarl. We used two methods, one was driven into the sand like a big toggle and the other we used a 2.5" x 24" hole saw to drill 2 holes into the reef. We then inserted a big stainless "U" bolt and filled the hole with type 2 portland that was mixed on the boat and delivered in a 3"pvc tube. You would remove the bottom cap and place the tube over the hole then pull the top cap and the cement would run into the hole. The moorings were ready to use in a week.
From this experience I know that type 2 will cure under water. Do any of you have experience using this cement to glue live rock together.
Here is a link to an article on the project. I certified a bunch of local kids from the high school to raise awareness and so they could provide labor for the project. It was a pretty cool project. You haven't really dove the Caribbean until you do it with a 100lb jack hammer!
http://reefrelieffounders.com/guanaja-bay-islands-honduras-reef-mooring-buoy-project.html
From this experience I know that type 2 will cure under water. Do any of you have experience using this cement to glue live rock together.
Here is a link to an article on the project. I certified a bunch of local kids from the high school to raise awareness and so they could provide labor for the project. It was a pretty cool project. You haven't really dove the Caribbean until you do it with a 100lb jack hammer!
http://reefrelieffounders.com/guanaja-bay-islands-honduras-reef-mooring-buoy-project.html