On Oct 24, 10:19 am, Joe wrote:
Ok, how's about a bridal from the bow to the stern with a riding block
that will allow you to adjust the angle from bow to stern. Use two
50% para drouges in series, spaced on a 10X's your boat length line
with a mid line sinker and chain sinker leader..??

I guess I'm missing the finer points of this setup. It seems to me
that the bridle would have to be relatively short and tight in order
for it to take the load off the trimming lines. That's going to put a
lot of extra stress on the attachment points. Even so, when the
anchor is near the bow or the stern one trimming line will need to
take the full force of the anchor. So, the trim lines will have to go
through blocks that can take the whole load and will need to go to
winches that can take the whole load and the lines themselves will
need to be sized to take the whole load. I don't see what we've
gained by adding the bridle and block... I can, however, imagine a
couple of nasty failure modes that have been added. In the event that
the trimming lines run free the boat will broach back and forth beam
to to the seas. If the boat broaches through the wind the bridle
could sweep the deck. If the downwind bridle line gives way it might
fly across the the deck with deadly force. The anchor will tend to
put twist on its rode and if the bridle goes slack it could cause the
block to foul the bridle. There as some other issues including the
compromises you will need to make on drogue size. But mostly, the
mind boggles at the idea of end for ending the boat in survival
conditions. Still, if you really must then what's the advantage of
the line and block? Couldn't you do the same thing with a traditional
bridle (your trim lines) with the advantage that you could make them
long enough so that they wouldn't crush you deck?

-- Tom.


-- Tom.