back to the barging buoy... can you use a fishing pole tied off the stern of the startng boat, with maybe a crab trap float hanging down (but off the water a bit)? Or a fishing weight with a streamer for visibility?
That would probably keep the buoy fixed behind the boat, and wouldn't cause too much damage if someone bumped/scraped it?
Way over thinking this. If you want the boat you better have the boat handling skills that come with getting the boat. The barging buoy is touchable without penalty and if you mount the buoy in the process then maybe your skillset isn't ready for a boat end start. You know that is exactly what your fellow competitors that witness your brilliance are thinking.
