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From: (no name) (no email)
Date: Mon Mar 10 2008 - 00:50:27 EDT
In a message dated 3/10/08 12:01:20 AM, Joel writes:
> Could someone explaing the reasons for using double braid as anchor line. I
> have always been under the impression that the most common line used for
> anchoring is 3 strand twist primarily for it's ability to stretch as it
does.
> Stretch being a good thing...Braid stretches less than 3 strand and double
> braid stretches even less. From what I have seen double braid is more
expensive
> too. Certainly harder to splice.
>
> Is it for added strength? Or does it run better on a windlass? Or is it
> for laying better in a chain locker?
>
Twisted nylon is both cheaper and has better stretch than double braided
line. You are correct in suggesting that it makes a better rode. On the other
hand
it tends to get tangled and form hockles when dumped in a locker. A good
compromise is to use a single braid nylon line like Brait as a rode. It is not
quite as stretchy as twisted line but shares much of the handling ease of
double
braided nylon.
I must confess that I switched to single braided nylon a couple of years ago
after I got a good deal on a 200 foot hank at Defender. My normal anchoring
rode is 30 feet of 3/8 chain and 200 feet of braided 1/2" nylon. Since I boat
on
the East coast, most anchorages are shallower than 30 feet of water so the
total length of the rode is adequate. When I cruise, I rarely put the rode
into
the chain locker. Most of the time the Fortress anchor is pulled, the line is
dumped into a milk crate on the foredeck and the chain flaked on top of it.
Normal rainfall washes the mud off the line and keeps it reasonably clean.
There
is a thimble spliced into the bitter end of the line. If I need to deploy
additional rode, I simply fasten another length of nylon to the bitter end
using
a shackle.
Splicing single braid line is much easier than splicing double braid line but
not as easy as twisted line. Instructions to do it are on the web.
Larry Z
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