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Forum: Liveaboard's Forum

07-07-2022, 13:01

Replies: 40

Chain Grabber Position For All Chain Rode

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Posted By thinwater

Re: Chain Grabber Position For All Chain Rode

Coming up is different; with tension on the chain (no lazy loop) it will ALWAYS come up opening-down because of the weight of the big shackle. Obvious. At anchor it can go either way. It just depends...

Forum: Liveaboard's Forum

07-07-2022, 11:59

Replies: 40

Chain Grabber Position For All Chain Rode

Views: 4,737

Posted By thinwater

Re: Chain Grabber Position For All Chain Rode

Because...
a. It is a locking grabber and cannot come off (I have one and used it for years).
b. There is only one attachment point (unlike a plate) is not going to hang from a bridle in the same...

Forum: Liveaboard's Forum

07-07-2022, 09:14

Replies: 40

Chain Grabber Position For All Chain Rode

Views: 4,737

Posted By thinwater

Re: Chain Grabber Position For All Chain Rode

They don't need to be as strong as the chain, by any logic. They need to be as strong as one leg (single leg loading is the failure mode) of the bridle, which in the case of the 8mm line I actually...

Forum: Liveaboard's Forum

05-07-2022, 18:07

Replies: 40

Chain Grabber Position For All Chain Rode

Views: 4,737

Posted By thinwater

Re: Chain Grabber Position For All Chain Rode

A rolling hitch on chain has been proven by both cruisers and in lab testing to slip at about 1/3 the chain working load limit. Several well-know world cruisers recommend tying two in series because...

Forum: Liveaboard's Forum

05-07-2022, 15:31

Replies: 40

Chain Grabber Position For All Chain Rode

Views: 4,737

Posted By thinwater

Re: Chain Grabber Position For All Chain Rode

Attach from under the chain. You want to be able to hang a lazy loop of chain from it.

Yes, a lock is very handy, particularly if it will ever touch the bottom (mostly a catamaran problem)....

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