"Geoff Schultz" wrote in message .. .
Wayne.B wrote in
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On Sun, 26 Oct 2008 16:44:33 -0500, Geoff Schultz
wrote:

I will state that the CQR has also held very reliably once set
properly. I've ever ridden out a 72 kt storm at anchor in Honduras
that bent the anchor roller like a pretzel. The winds blew 40-50 kts
for 20+ minutes and the storm lasted about 2 hours in total. When I
looked at my instruments later, I saw a max wind speed of 72 kts! See
http://www.geoffschultz.org/2002_Sai...n/P6040586.jpg
for a photo.

Ouch.

We use a "hook line" on the chain to take the strain off the anchor
pulpit and roller. The hook line also acts as a shock absorber since
it is 3-strand nylon with a bit of stretch to it. The hook line runs
through a deck chock (hawse pipe on our boat), and then to a cleat.

I do too, but I removed it when I was attempting to let more chain out for
more scope. Unfortunately I had forgotten (having just awoken in the dark
with lightening crashing down and sideways rain) that the anchor chain was
wrapped around the gypsy and then going to a cleat in the anchor locker.
Once I had released the snubber line, there was no way to unhook the chain
to increase the scope and/or re-attach the snubber.

-- Geoff
www.GeoffSchultz.org

This may not be the ideal set up. My boat was purchased with 125 feet of chain and 250 of three stands nylon rope to fit the electric windlass.

At first, in shallow water I would only use the chain and let it rest on the bow roller, Last summer, when the wind got strong and repeatedly veered from one direction to the other during the night the chain was making a terrible noise when hitting the side plate of the bow roller. After that I started to let all the chain out and use the rope to tie the boat to the (bow) mooring cleat after passing through the chock.