Mooring Plates & Nodes

Man wearing hi visibility jacket and hard hat standing next to large SeaQureHold yellow anchor

High-strength mooring connections

SeaQureLink mooring grid connection node has been designed by Gael Force’s in-house engineering team drawing on over 30 years of experience in the design and specification of specialised mooring systems for aquaculture.

Our robustly engineered shackle plates are manufactured from heavy-duty galvanised steel and contain multiple connection points with ample space for allowing simple access for all connections.

Find out more about each below.

SeaQureLink

SeaQureHold yellow anchor resting on the ground in a puddle of water
Key Points
  • Designed by our in-house engineering team drawing on over 30 years of experience in the design and specification of specialised mooring systems for aquaculture.
  • A maintenance-free, super high-strength mooring connection node with no moving parts.
  • Proven to be maintenance-free over very long life cycles and is not susceptible to fatigue-inducing flex.
  • Super high-strength mooring node tested to 185 tonnes.
  • No metal-to-metal connections dramatically reduces maintenance.
  • Inherent system ballast prevents grid floating. upwards, minimising the chance of ropes being cut by propellers.
  • Solid, stable and rigid, operating in shear to known load capacities.
  • Heat-treated, galvanised and epoxy coated.
  • Reduces the buoyancy requirement compared to shackle plates.
  • No fatigue inducing flexing.
SeaQureLink - yellow ring connection node with scale of tensile force applied to areas of the product

Finite Element Analysis of SeaQureLink (Displacement Results)

Specifications
Number of loading areas 8
Construction material Cast Steel
Grade BS3100:1991 BT1
Ultimate tensile force 185 tonnes (tested)
Mass 66 kg

SeaQureLink Ultra

Key Points
  • Designed by our in-house engineering team drawing on over 30 years of experience in the design and specification of specialised mooring systems for aquaculture.
  • Physically larger to allow for larger fibre connections.
  • A maintenance-free, super high-strength mooring connection node with no moving parts.
  • Proven to be maintenance-free over very long life cycles and is not susceptible to fatigue-inducing flex.
  • Super high-strength mooring node tested to 190 tonnes.
  • No metal-to-metal connections dramatically reduce maintenance.
  • Inherent system ballast prevents grid floating. upwards, minimising the chance of ropes being cut by propellers.
  • Solid, stable and rigid, operating in shear to known load capacities.
  • Heat-treated, galvanised and epoxy coated.
  • Reduces the buoyancy requirement compared to shackle plates.
  • No fatigue inducing flexing.
Specifications
Number of loading areas 8
Construction material Cast Steel
Grade BS3100:1991 BT1
Ultimate tensile force 190 tonnes (tested)
Mass 202 kg

Shackle Plate

A number of blue anchors placed interlinking on the ground
Key Points
  • Robustly engineered shackle plates manufactured from heavy-duty, high-quality galvanised steel.
  • Contains multiple connection points with ample space for allowing simple access for all connections.
  • All holes are drilled to comfortably accommodate the shackles used in the grid connections and, if intended, for direct shackle connection to the cushion float fitted with the additional pad eye.
  • Designed and manufactured to provide a long service life.
  • Capable of taking a wide variety of shackle sizes.
  • Profiled and fabricated in the UK to our high standards.
  • Manufactured in heavy-duty, high-quality galvanised steel.
  • The round profile of the shackle plate aids with quick installation, plus it is easily stackable for transportation, saving costs.
  • Available in three sizes with minimum breaking loads of 60T, 100T, and 150T.
Specifications
MBL Diameter Weight Holes
60T 700mm 77 kg 16
100T 750mm 120 kg 16
150T 1000mm 297 kg 16

Get in touch to discuss your requirements

David Wilson
Moorings Supply Chain Manager


+44 1463 567 116

david.wilson@gaelforcegroup.com

Gael Force Group Ltd
136 Anderson Street
South Kessock
Inverness
IV3 8DH