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From: Rich Gano (no email)
Date: Tue Nov 02 2004 - 12:36:56 EST
Kevin writes:
I used this trick at anchor when my grill, which sits on the side rail
in the
cockpit was putting smoke across the cockpit. By putting a stern warp
out to the
main rode, I was able to veer the boat a good 30 degrees, clearing the
smoke
from the cockpit....
REPLY:
A good idea, and I have a slight variation.
As most trawlers do, mine also yaws around on the hook on a windy day
like an excited race horse being lead to the starting gates. Lots of
times I don't really care, but once when it got up to a nasty rolling
action as the boat swung to certain headings (15-18 knots in an exposed
anchorage), and I was nearly standing alternately on my head or feet in
my athwartship bunk (I had it fore and aft before, but like it better
this way). I was experimenting with one of those West Marine stainless
chain grabbers with 50' lengths of 1/2" twist laid nylon snubber lines.
Firstly, I tried taking them to the amidships cleats to give them a bit
of spread - no help on yawing here, AND the line on the lee side would
rub along the hard chine taking off bottom paint. I next ran one line
out the stbd bow closed chock (some erroneously call them hawse holes -
erroneous unless your anchor chain/rode normally runs through there) and
the other through the stbd side amidships closed chock - not much effect
here either. Finally, I heaved in on the line through the bow chock
about 20-30 feet and ran the other snubber line through the stbd quarter
chock (not the stbd STERN chock, which unseamanlike usage causes me to
grind my teeth). Now this gave the two snubber lines a base of 42 feet
to work with a kept the bow from sailing through the eye of the wind
(sailor talk here), which neither of the other methods achieved in 15-18
knot winds. With the stern warping/snubber line out to its full length,
I was able to control how the boat lay with the anchor windlass gypsy
and the bow snubber line.
Another option I toyed with, which had nothing to do with preventing
yawing, was to run the two 50' snubber lines out the bow chocks but made
up at near their bitter ends at the amidships cleats. This way I was
able to keep the chain grabber closer to the boat while using the full
length of the two nylon lines to allow maximum stretch.
BTW, in regard to chain safety, I see not particular advantage to the
chain gabber over the pair of stainless steel chain hooks (eat your
heart out, Phil) I carry. They both really hang onto the chain in
similar fashion, and for a simple quick anchoring, I like my short piece
of 5/8" braided line with stainless thimble, stainless shackle, and the
aforementioned hook hanging onto my chain to relieve the stress on the
windless (don't ask me how I know about bent windlass shafts, but it
wasn't done under my ownership).
The advantage of the chain grabber over a pair of chain hooks seems to
be that IF you want a stern warp AND snubbing of the chain (also called
relieving strain on the anchor windlass), you have both lines to the
same place and less messing about trying to keep two hooks on the chain
while setting up the warp.
So I have found suitable uses for book a single line snubber/hook
combination and the two-line snubber/chain grabber. Besides which, one
cannot have too much cool bosun gear aboard. I just wish I could find a
good way to mount a big ole hand grind sailbote winch on the stern.
Rich Gano
CALYPSO (GB42-295)
Southport, FL
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