"Wayne.B" wrote in message
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On Sun, 4 Nov 2007 18:49:26 -0500, "Ansley W. Sawyer"
wrote:

Jim has brought up a good point. For those of us who us all chain, how do
you attach your snubber?

Chain hook, how well does it stay?

It "stays" very well as long as there is tension on it. I let out a
15 or 20 ft loop of chain after the chain hook to ensure that there is
always a strain on it. That also creates somewhat of a kellet effect
to increase the catenary.

I've used chain hook and rolling hitch, allways letting out a load of chain
so the rope takes all the strain. Also, I prefer to let out a minimum of 10m
of snubber, often more, to get the elasticity which is essential in really
strong winds (meltemi anchoring in Greece, mainly).

The rolling hitch passed through my hawse, so it could be tied and untied on
deck. It never failed. The chain hook had to be attatched outside the hawse
(fiddly), but was dead easy to drop off when bringing it in. I gave up the
chain hook because, in shallower anchorages, I couldn't use more snubber
line than the depth. If the hook rubbed the ground in light conditions, it
came off - unless I had captured it with some sort of seizing or wiring. And
that was just one more step too fiddly me . . .
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JimB
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