3/4” is plenty strong, the issue will be chafe. Another thought, if you find yourself a great hurricane hole, what are the chances you might find another boat there when you need it?
3/4” is plenty strong, the issue will be chafe. Another thought, if you find yourself a great hurricane hole, what are the chances you might find another boat there when you need it?
5/8" let it stretch, wind predicted is 45 gusts to 70 not really that bad
The simplest tie ups are the hawse holes with ears attached.
The distance between the cleat portion and overboard is so short a sawing action does not occur.
3/4” is plenty strong, the issue will be chafe. Another thought, if you find yourself a great hurricane hole, what are the chances you might find another boat there when you need it?
Every storm tie situation is different. No one set of rules apply.
The other, bigger concern is people who are planning to "ride it out" in their boat, let alone thinking they are going to go out on deck and adjust lines in the midst of the storm.
There is absolutely no way I'd ever do that anywhere near the coast or in the path of the storm.
On the chafing topic, in addition to chafe gear to protect lines as needed, also try to route lines off the cleats, etc. in ways that minimize the possibility of chafe in the first place. The less the line can touch, the less it can chafe.
I was able to go outside and adjust the lines during Irma but, I had to pick my times. Yes, I did take my time adjust the lines. Adjust, watch, adjust and watch.
But Irma caused tropical storm winds in Aventura (no fun to be sure), not hurricane force. Or were you over on the west coast then?
The simplest tie ups are the hawse holes with ears attached. The distance between the cleat portion and overboard is so short a sawing action does not occur.