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From: (no name) (no email)
Date: Thu Feb 02 2006 - 10:53:32 EST
Ok, I am a little confused, and likely misguided. I don't see where the
chain gives a hoot where the other end of the snubber is, up on a bow
cleat/samson post, or attached to a bow eye. Especially if there is a
goodly loop of chain down below the water aft of the attachment point.
Thus , the rode is levered at the chain hook, and it's catenary all the
more horizontal from there. When things get real real blowy, the
snubber becomes part of the scope, but the chain is still pulling much
more horizontally than it would unsnubbed (due to the angle of the
dangle and the scoop of the loop). Seen it first hand during two
hellacious squalls; kept Mr. CQR nice and snuggy on the bottom
(couldn't say the same for some of the boats around us).
I thought the benefit of the bow eye arrangement was that it was
already attached and made up and out of the way, and could be a little
shorter.
So, I am obviously missing something here. Wouldn't be the first time!
George
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Sent: Wed, 01 Feb 2006 08:11:07 -0500
Subject: T&T: chain hooks
Capt. Bill,
We have a long snubber line made up with a chain hook that we tie off
on the
bow. Since the anchor platform is over 7' off the water I am trying to
reduce
the required amount of chain by having the attachment point two feet
off the
water. For example, if we anchor in 8ft of water and use a 5:1 scope
we need
(8+7)x5=75' of chain. If we use the bow eye, which is 2' off the water
we
need (8+2)x5=50' of chain. Less chain out means less swinging which is
no
small consideration with a Manatee which really sails around.
Regards,
Randy Pickelmann
MORNING STAR
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