A deck mounted fitting provides for extraction and retraction of a mooring
line for a vessel. A container below deck may be used to store the
mooring line. Extraction of the mooring line may be manually carried out
and retraction of the mooring line may be carried out manually or by a
selectively actuatable electric motor or wound spring rotating a wheel in
engagement with the mooring line. A collar is disposed within the fitting
to maintain the mooring line available for manual extraction during
mooring of the vessel.