Steve,

I have read much of but not the entire thread (life to live...), but the
other putative benefit of a buoy in the rode is that the bow of the boat
won't be subjected to such violent forces as it pitches up and down in
waves. The rode as attached to the boat is closer to horizontal, so doesn't
jerk the boat down so hard on every rising wave as when the rode as attached
to the boat is more vertical.

So I've read!!

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Charles T. Low
www.boatdocking.com

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"Steve Smith" wrote in message
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Hi all

... surprised to see recommended that a mooring-type buoy be used
rather than attaching some other flotation to the intact anchor chain
(one more link to go wrong).