Yes, never take strange moorings for granted, though I'm surprised that one of those state buoys would do that. We moored there at Jones a few times back when we'd charter up there.
I once had the mooring painter loop break off in my hand at Vero Beach when we were trying to tie up. I exchanged it at the office for a free night when I checked in.
Not applicable to the situation above, but from then on I always use my own tackle to attach to the mooring.
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George
"There's the Right Way, the Wrong Way, and what some guy says he's gotten away with"
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