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> -----Original Message-----
> ....................Putting weight behind the chain hook wouldn't
> seem to accomplish much of anything. Putting a weight (kellet)
> somewhere between the chain hook and the anchor would help reduce the
> angle of the chain coming off the anchor.
This is not correct. Adding a substantial weight behind the chain hook (i.e.,
dropping another 20 feet of chain after the snubber is on), does indeed add a
substantial kellet to the rode. While it could be argued that having the kellet
in the middle of the rode would be better from the view of putting a better
catenary in the rode, putting it behind the snubber is far easier to set and
retrieve when you have an all chain road and a windless.
The best way to see this is to go out and actually anchor in a windy condition.
Do so first without adding the chain kellet, and measure the angle of the
snubber. Then go put out another 20' or 30' of chain and watch how the snubber
is taken down low by the weight of the chain. The weight of the chain also
provides a significant shock absorber as the rode tries to straighten out in a
wind gust.
I've used it many times and it works well. It is of particular help when the
wind starts to pick up and you want to keep the rode as low and as horizontal as
possible.
Kevin Redden
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