Isn't that what catenary in the anchor chain is for? Dennis C. Touche' 35-1 #83 Mandeville, LA
On Mon, Oct 14, 2019 at 4:42 PM Robert Boyer via CnC-List < cnc-list@cnc-list.com> wrote: > I think the use of a snubber is a small part of the problem here. First, > he never should have anchored near the path of a high-speed ferry. Second, > he should have tied the end of his anchor chain to the boat so it couldn’t > have gotten loose overboard. I have never used a snubber on my anchor > chain and I don’t think it would have made much of a difference in this > case. That’s just my opinion... > > Bob > > Bob Boyer > s/v Rainy Days > C&C Landfall 38 (Hull # 230) > (Presently in Baltimore for the summer) > blog: dainyrays.blogspot.com > email: dainyr...@icloud.com > > On Oct 14, 2019, at 12:13 PM, Dreuge via CnC-List <cnc-list@cnc-list.com> > wrote: > > Anyone who uses a windlass and chain without a snubber should watch this > video. Note in the video that there is a statement pointing the blame on > ferry boat wake rather than on the owner failure to use of a snubber by > saying "very very few people actually use a snubber”. > > https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_vdaxrGfT1M > > > - > Paul E. > 1981 C&C Landfall 38 > S/V Johanna Rose > Fort Walton Beach, FL > > http://svjohannarose.blogspot.com/ > > _______________________________________________ > > Thanks everyone for supporting this list with your contributions. Each > and every one is greatly appreciated. If you want to support the list - > use PayPal to send contribution -- https://www.paypal.me/stumurray > > _______________________________________________ > > Thanks everyone for supporting this list with your contributions. Each > and every one is greatly appreciated. If you want to support the list - > use PayPal to send contribution -- https://www.paypal.me/stumurray > >
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