On Wed, 08 Sep 2004 20:18:52 -0500, in message

Courtney Thomas wrote:

My boat's displacement is 20,000 lbs, unloaded. It's LOA is 41'.

I'm not arguing, but if snubbers are used why must the rode also be
similarly springy ? That is, if 5/8" snubbers are used, why should the
rode necessarily be the same ?

The more stretch there is in the whole system, the lower the transient
loads will be because the stretch can absorb energy. A relatively
short length of 5/8 snubber will not stretch nearly as much as a full
length of 5/8 rode.

I should've already clarified my primary motive in all this, which is
storm security.

For that I would concentrate on chafe protection and reducing the
transient loads transmitted to the anchor.

Ryk