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From: Joe & Lynn Jelinski (no email)
Date: Sat Jan 01 2005 - 20:25:21 EST
Len -
Bryan's advice has been pretty solid for us. I listen a little more
carefully to a guy who has survived a few tours of sea duty in the Coast
Guard, since they experience a lot of the same conditions we boaters see,
and some that are much worse.
We always use a rope snubber, in addition to the relying on the nice soft
chain catenary (which I agree provides a great amount of "give"). Our
snubber has 1/2-inch rope and also incorporates one of the rubber "mooring
compensators" in-line, to give additional stretch. When the wind really
pipes up and the anchor chain gets bar-tight, then without a snubber there
is a harder shock on the anchor with each wave, which contributes to its
pulling out. At that point it's too late to do anything other than start
the engine and try to re-anchor.
We experienced this high-wind phenomenon at three AM one lovely night last
April in the Dry Tortugas, when the wind, in an unforecasted event, got to
hurricane strength and our old reliable CQR dragged for the first time
ever, snubber or no. But at that point it's really a matter of how hard
the pull on the chain is before the shock absorbent factors are used up and
you're tugging directly on the hook. For what it's worth, we take the
precaution of using a snubber, but on most nights you're exactly right, you
just don't need one.
Fair winds,
Joe
s/v Sunshine
At 04:42 AM 1/1/2005, you wrote:
>Bryan,
>
>I only think of a "snubber" when the chain would be snapping as
>result of a relatively short, straight line it's in. That doesn't
>occur too often in my life.
>The curved line and the weight of the chain produce a nice soft
>brake for me in normal conditions.
>What I do is make sure the load isn't on the windlass and thats
>about it.
>Just my 2 cts.
>
>Happy new year,
>Len
>S/v Present
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>--- In , Bryan Genez <capella at c dot dot dot >
>wrote:
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> > 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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