This is the required method for attachment of each boat to its mooring ball\anchor rode at my yacht club. Each boat has a two part pennant leading up from the primary mooring. These are commonly sold by marine supply stores such as West Marine. Each arm of the pennant is protected by appropriate chafing gear and the two arms are bound together about 1/3 the way up from the mooring point to reduce tangling. Recommended length for each pennant is 2.5 times the vertical distance from the bow to the water. I would imagine one could set up a similar rig for anchorage, but would require a method of reliable attachment of the pennants to the primary anchor line.
John McLaughlin 1975 SR #1994 "Shambhala" For all those whose cares have been our concern, the work goes on, the cause endures, the hope still lives, and the dream shall never die. -----Original Message----- From: Bryan <[email protected]> To: [email protected] Sent: Mon, Feb 22, 2010 8:11 am Subject: [IC27A] Using an anchor "bridle"? The recent posts on cleating the bow anchor brought up a question I've been pondering. I usually just cleat off on the port or stbd bow cleat, but, as the boat swings, there appears to be a fair amount of chafing, especially on the bowsprit (I've got a tall-rig) and the gelcoat next to the cleat. I've been thinking about trying to rig some sort of "bridle", which would be a Y-connection to the anchor road. Each tail of the Y would then be connected to one of the bow cleats. Does anyone have experience with such a rig, or could you offer alternative suggestions to reduce chafing? Bryan Armentrout 1981 C-27 Tall-Rig "Eos" #5000 [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
