Next message: ronald barr: "T&T: RE: Anchor hooks"
John:
Yes I am familiar with that rig, and it is much like I use. I think it
is important to have enough snubber line out to absorb plenty of shock.
However my question remains in my mind as to the strength of the chain
claws, since they are usually intended for on deck use. Hopefully
someone on the list can give us feedback on this?
Ron Barr
Lady Brookhaven Hatteras LRC 42
Roanoke Island
-----Original Message-----
From: John Pounder [mailto:]
Sent: Sunday, October 31, 2004 10:22 PM
To: ronald barr
Subject: Re: T&T: Anchor hooks
I have two snubber lines attached to the devils claw. I bring the
snubber lines in the hawse holes and cleat them off. When I first
started using it I would secure the lines so that the devil's claw was
just out of the water but after using it for a while in some less than
ideal conditions, I increased the snubbers to about 25', the additional
length provided a noticeable increase in shock absorbtion. One thing to
keep in mind if anchoring in heavy swells is to keep the "lazy" length
of rode to a minimum, that way if a snubber line should part or a splice
fail there is not a lot of slack to take up before the rode becomes
taut.
I'm using a 75lb CQR with a 3/8" chain rode, the snubber is 3 strand,
5/8" Nylon. I belive the working load of the chain is around 2700 lbs
and the breaking strength of the Nylon line is 7,500 lbs.
It's worked great for me.
Safe boating,
John
yahoo.com
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