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From: Faure, Marin (no email)
Date: Thu Apr 17 2008 - 12:37:56 EDT
>After anchoring, and verifying set, I would get a (already specified
length of) nylon braided line (not the 3 twisted braid which I
understand is better, but...) and using a hook, attached the hook to the
chain, the braid's bitter end to a cleat, and let out more chain until
the line had the strain and there was a catenary in the chain. The hook
was never in the water.
If I am reading this correctly, you had a line (snubber) from a cleat on
deck to a chain hook attached to the all-chain rode somewhat above the
water, and then let a loop of chain out from the windlass so it hangs
down between the pulpit and the chain hook. If this is the
configuration you are describing, most people in our area (Pacific
Northwest) including us do the same thing, but it does not have the same
effect as a kellet. The main reasons for doing it is to provide some
shock absorbing into the rode, to ensure that the chain hook (or chain
grab if we use the plate with the slot and two snubber lines) won't slip
off the chain, and to remove all pressure from the pulpit structure and
windlass. In fact, to ensure a reasonable degree of shock absorbing, we
let the hook or plate down about six feet or so under the water. We let
the loop of chain droop down into the water about five feet or so, but
this does nothing to improve the grip of the anchor.
If the wind picks up, the boat will move back and pick the chain up off
the bottom regardless of whether there is a snubber being used or not.
The loop of chain between the pulpit and the chain hook is simply along
for the ride--- it does almost nothing to reduce the angle of pull on
the anchor. The only way to help keep the rode down so the pull on the
anchor is as horizontal as possible is to use a kellet as others have
described. Or to let out even more rode.
I suppose you could attach a real long snubber that went deep into the
water and then let out a whole bunch of chain between the snubber hook
and the pulpit. The added weight of the loop (or pile if it ends up on
the bottom) of chain would keep the hook end of the snubber lower in the
water and so reduce the angle of pull on the anchor, but I'm not sure
this would be any more effective than using a kellet.
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C. Marin Faure
GB36-403 "La Perouse"
Bellingham, Washington
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