otnmbrd wrote:
I'm trying to point out a potential problem that may not have been a
concern in this particular instance, but could be in others and needs to
be watched for in all cases.

Agreed. The diagram was good BTW

Actually, the lines in the pic were under as much strain as two men
sweating them could get; the boat was pulled down several inches and the
dock lines were groaning. However, it was not the kind of strain that
was going to run away with the line. If it had snapped, yes, potential
issue there. Anyway, this weekend we'll take a look at our fore deck &
afterdeck and think a little bit about how to avoid this kind of
exposure in the future.

I learned line safety in the Navy and they take it pretty seriously.
Some years ago I watched (and tried to prevent, as I saw it about to
happen) a man break most of the bones in his hand as a dockline snapped
tight and crushed it against a cockpit coaming.

I was hoping at least one of the hurricane pictures would show the
Tugboat Hitch I had on the samson post for a while.

Fresh Breezes- Doug King