guy with a boat
Guru
Have any of you guys using the chain hook and several meters of slack chain considered what would happen if the snubber or connection failed in a big blow? Your boat might get a pretty good running start before it ran out of chain and slammed to a stop or possibly broke something. I really don’t know how big (or small) of a problem this might create, but it seems worth thinking about when you decide how much slack is appropriate.
I use a soft shackle and 2-legged bridle and only run out enough chain to take the pressure off the chain and let the bridle/snubber do its thing. Like TT, I do the connection at the pulpit (inside the rail) and run the snubber out and back in over the roller. Works for us.
I use a soft shackle and 2-legged bridle and only run out enough chain to take the pressure off the chain and let the bridle/snubber do its thing. Like TT, I do the connection at the pulpit (inside the rail) and run the snubber out and back in over the roller. Works for us.