Steve,
There are few different ways to support the chain without keeping the full load
on the windlass.
One of them is the claw hook, it is simply a double claw looking piece of
stainless or galvanized
that it is tied on a line. The claw is hooked on the chain and hangs out of the
boat or on the deck,
whichever you prefer and the other end has a loop and goes around a bow cleat.
The load is on the cleat and not on the windlass. To release you just wind the
chain back up a
bit and unhook the claw.
Yanni Marinated
S/V Princess Thalia
Columbia 8.7 #73
On the Hard
Mayo MD
TURBO!!!!!cause bottles are for babies and superchargers blow!!!
Which would you rather have, go fast goodies or shiny shoes?
Your feet may look good but if your engine blows you ain't going nowhere
From: [email protected]
To: [email protected]
Date: Mon, 11 May 2009 21:34:12 -0400
Subject: [Liveaboard] all chain rode with a windless
Okay, the season 'tis about to start and I'll
probably be doing a bunch of anchoring with the new boat.
This time around I'm blessed with a great electric
windless and an all chain rode. This is a new set-up for me and I've got a
concern about what to do once I get a good set on the hook.
Every other boat I've had was a normal rope rode
with about 8' of chain which was simply a question of tying off the line to a
bow cleat once the hook was set. With this new-to-me setup I recognize
that 1) I obviously can't tie off the chain around a cleat, and 2) I've read
plenty of horror stories of windlasses being torn off their mounting if the
chain stays on the windless.
So what's the procedure to "tie off" a chain
rode?
Any help is appreciated!
Thanks,
Steve
Steve Weinstein
S/V CAPTIVA
1997 Hunter 376,
Hull #376
Sailing out of Oyster Bay, NY
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