"JAXAshby" wrote in message
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some people are having a tough time with the meaning of the word catenary,
and
are thus leaving themselves open to serious damage to their boats when
anchoring.

http://www.du.edu/~jcalvert/math/catenary.htm gives a rudimentary
explaination
of catenaires and the forces thereupon. take notice of the next to last
paragraph.


You're wearing those Speedos too tight. How would these forces affect a 30
foot chain?

someone accused me of being an instructor at age 14, and I replied I NEVER
wanted to try to teach anything to idgits.

How would these forces affect a 30
foot chain?

shows my point.