The intrinsic shape of a catenary is the shock absorber. Once the
shape of the catenary has been pulled tight enough for the resultant
to become a line, all holding power is pretty much lost, as the
vertical component on the anchor increases. At that point, by
definition, we aren't talking about catenaries, anyway.
So, which is easier to pull tight, a line catenary or a chain
catenary?
Here is a URL that will conclusively... and mathematically, prove that
Jax doesn't have a clue what he is talking about..... and, moreover,
that he is just plain wrong (again). This website includes a snappy
macro driven spread sheet that will work out nearly any what-if you
could ever imagine concerning line, chain, scope, tension, etc., etc.,
etc. It really *is* neat....
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