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From: Joe - G4XRZ (no email)
Date: Sat Jan 01 2005 - 05:19:32 EST
Hi Brian
Either would work, the 5/8ths is useful for other things too.. as
someone else pointed out, its a product of the material and length.
Joe.
--- In , Bryan Genez <capella at c dot dot dot >
wrote:
> Joe - G4XRZ wrote:
>
> > if you have a reliable windlass you can lay any amount of chain
you want (You
> > DID pick a boat that could carry a lot of weight for'ard didn't
ya ?) :-)
> > and.. you have a good 5/8ths nylon snubber ???/ ....
>
> Hmmm.... I've always believed that the purpose of the snubber was
to
> stretch under load, and reduce the shock load that chain (which
doesn't
> stretch) puts on the boat as it surges. I've been using 1/2 inch
(12mm)
> nylon, but occasionally wonder if I should go smaller. 5/8 inch
seems
> pretty large, unless you're sailing a megayacht.
>
> Thoughts?
>
> --
> Best,
>
> Bryan Genez (KB3HMZ)
> "Capella" Valiant 40 #158
> Annapolis, MD
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