Taylor Made Sur-Moor 22170 Mooring Buoy, 12 Inch
Taylor Made Sur-Moor 22170 Mooring Buoy, 12 Inch — Product description
The Taylor Made Sur-Moor 22170 is a 12-inch mooring buoy built to live outside all season. Closed-cell foam inside a tough polyethylene shell means it floats even if it takes a hit, and the blue reflective stripe helps you find your mooring after dark. Thirty pounds of buoyancy to float your pennant and chain.
A mooring buoy has one job. Mark your mooring and give you something to grab when you come back to it. The Taylor Made Sur-Moor 22170 does that job and doesn't complain about it. It's a 12-inch round buoy, 38 inches around, built from a tough polyethylene shell packed with closed-cell foam. So there's no air chamber to lose. Puncture the shell and it still floats, because the flotation is the foam itself, not trapped air.
That closed-cell foam is the whole point. Inflatable buoys and hollow floats are fine until the day they aren't. A dock ding, a curious set of teeth from something under the surface, a slow leak you never notice until the buoy's riding low. None of that sinks this one. The foam carries the load whether the shell is perfect or beat up. For a buoy that lives outside all season, unattended, that peace of mind matters.
The 30 pounds of buoyancy in sea water tells you how much hardware this buoy will float. Your mooring pennant, shackles, chain up to the swivel. Match the buoy to the weight of the gear hanging under it, not to the size of your boat's hull. A light pennant and chain setup on a small mooring is well within 30 pounds. Running heavy ground tackle for a bigger boat? Step up to a larger buoy in the Sur-Moor line so it rides high and stays visible.
White shell with a blue stripe, and that stripe is reflective. Come back to your mooring after dark, or pick your way through a mooring field at dusk, and a spotlight or a headlamp lights that stripe right up. It's a real help in a crowded anchorage where every white buoy looks the same in the beam of a light. Keep the stripe rinsed and clean though. Salt film dulls the reflection, so a quick freshwater rinse now and then keeps it bright.
Rigging it is straightforward. Your mooring pennant runs to the buoy and up to your bow cleat when you're tied off. Drop the mooring and the buoy floats the pennant so you can grab it with a boat hook next time. Heads up, this is the buoy only. It doesn't include line, chain, shackles, or a mooring anchor. You'll spec those to your bottom, your water depth, and local mooring rules. If you're not sure what ground tackle your mooring needs, your harbormaster or local yard can point you right.
The round shape rides evenly and doesn't want to flip or bury itself in a chop the way some odd-shaped floats do. Twelve inches across is an easy size to spot in the water and easy to grab with a boat hook, but not so big it fights you when you're hauling it aboard at haul-out. And because there's nothing inside to freeze and split, it overwinters fine in cold climates. A lot of boaters pull theirs at season's end anyway to check the pennant and swivel, but the buoy itself doesn't care.
Who's this for? Anybody running a permanent or seasonal mooring who wants a marker that shrugs off UV, spray, and the odd knock without going soft. Sailboats on a harbor mooring, powerboats on a lake tie-up, a dinghy mooring off the beach. It's a marine-grade float built by a company that's been making boat fenders and buoys for a long time, so the shell holds up to sun and salt better than a hardware-store float will. One honest note. Polyethylene does fade over years of hard sun. It stays strong, it just goes a little chalky. That's cosmetic, not structural.
Simple gear, done right. If you need a dependable mooring buoy that won't sink on you and stays visible at night, the Sur-Moor 22170 is an easy call.
Key Features
- 12-inch diameter and 38-inch circumference round buoy, easy to spot in the water and grab with a boat hook
- Closed-cell foam interior floats even if the shell is punctured, no air chamber to lose
- High-density polyethylene shell stands up to UV, salt spray, and dock knocks season after season
- 30 pounds of buoyancy in sea water floats your mooring pennant, shackles, and chain
- Blue reflective stripe lights up under a spotlight or headlamp for night and low-light visibility
- White shell with blue stripe stays easy to identify in a crowded mooring field
- Round profile rides evenly in chop and won't bury or flip
- Built by Taylor Made, a longtime maker of marine fenders and buoys
Why Buy from NVN Marine
- Authorized Taylor Made reseller, full manufacturer warranty
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Technical specifications
| Title | Taylor Made Sur-Moor 22170 Mooring Buoy, 12 Inch |
|---|---|
| Brand | Taylor Made |
| Manufacturer Part Number | 22170 |
| UPC | 040011462701 |
| Series | Sur-Moor |
| Type | Mooring Buoy |
| Shape | Round |
| Diameter | 12 in |
| Circumference | 38 in |
| Color | White with Blue Stripe |
| Interior | Closed Cell Foam |
| Shell Material | Polyethylene |
| Buoyancy | 30 lb in sea water |
| Reflective Stripe | Blue, for night time visibility |
Frequently asked questions
What size boat is the Sur-Moor 22170 for?
Size a mooring buoy to the weight of the mooring hardware it floats, not to your boat's hull. Its 30 pounds of buoyancy in sea water easily floats a light pennant, shackles, and chain on a small to mid-size mooring. Running heavy ground tackle for a bigger boat? Step up to a larger buoy in the Sur-Moor line so it rides high.
Will it still float if the shell gets punctured?
Yes. The flotation comes from closed-cell foam inside, not from trapped air. A puncture or crack in the polyethylene shell won't sink it, the foam keeps carrying the load.
What does 30 pound buoyancy in sea water mean?
It's how much weight the buoy can float and still ride at the surface. That covers your mooring pennant and the shackles and chain up to the swivel. Match the buoy to the weight of that gear.
Does it come with a mooring line or anchor?
No. This is the buoy only. Line, chain, shackles, swivel, and the mooring anchor are separate, and you'll spec them to your water depth, bottom type, and local mooring rules.
How well does the reflective stripe work at night?
The blue stripe reflects a spotlight or headlamp beam, which makes finding your mooring at dusk or after dark a lot easier in a busy field. Keep it rinsed clean, salt film dulls the reflection.
What is the buoy made of?
A high-density polyethylene outer shell over a closed-cell foam core. The shell handles UV and salt, the foam handles the flotation.
Can I leave it in the water year-round?
It'll take the weather fine, and with no air chamber inside there's nothing to freeze and split. Many boaters still pull the mooring at season's end to inspect the pennant and swivel, but the buoy itself overwinters without trouble.
How big is it?
12 inches in diameter and 38 inches around. Big enough to spot and grab with a boat hook, small enough to handle easily at haul-out.
Will the white shell stay white?
The color holds up well, but years of hard sun will fade polyethylene to a slightly chalky look. That's cosmetic. The shell stays strong and the buoy keeps doing its job.
