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Old 03-30-2017, 09:14 AM   #81
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I have a hoop over my roller on the bow to keep the anchor secured in heavy seas. I can use a single snubber and have it pass through the hoop no problem. To use a bridal I have to hook it on the chain after the hoop and pulpit which requires leaning out over the bow and trying to get it hooked up without falling in. Consequently I use a single but in an expected big blow I would use the bridal.
Yep...99 percent of the time I really don't even need the snubber or bridle.

Probably go back to a single...thought the bridle would reduce chain twist....though my twist is probably mostly induced by me hand pulling and feeding it for washing and inspection.

Tried the bridle ...as on my boat it is easy to reach past the bow roller and hoop.
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Old 03-30-2017, 10:12 AM   #82
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I have a hoop over my roller on the bow to keep the anchor secured in heavy seas. I can use a single snubber and have it pass through the hoop no problem. To use a bridal I have to hook it on the chain after the hoop and pulpit which requires leaning out over the bow and trying to get it hooked up without falling in. Consequently I use a single but in an expected big blow I would use the bridal.


I have a hoop over the roller as well. To attach my bridle I do have to lean out to feed both legs of the bridle back through the hoop. However, when anchoring daily, I can just leave the bridle fed back through after I detach it when bringing in the anchor.

A single snubber is great however and I use it as well by simply using one leg of my bridle setup. I do have hause holes on my boat however and those are a more robust section of the boat than the bow roller.
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If my bunk wasn't under the bow roller I wouldn't use the snubber most of the time but it does quiet the chain noise.
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anchor in 90 ft!! i always find a sheltered bay, drop the hook in no more than 50 ft of water! always check a tree, or a mark on shore to check for the anchor dragging! i have 100 ft of 5/16 chain, the rest is 5/8 stranded line. i use a rope /chain splice, and my swivel is at the anchor! i use stranded line becausei can splice it, i really dislike braided line! my main anchor is a 50 Lb bruce copy! it`s wider at the digging end, and the shank is longer! sets great! i have a real bruce for my (never use) spare...clyde (again)
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