Marin wrote;
"The only operational disadvantage I can see is if one is likely to be caught in really strong winds that will take the catenary completely out of the chain. We do not anticipate being in situations like that so it's not a consideration for us."
Looks to me like you should be concerned about that Marin because the only time you'll need shock absorption is when the catenary is pulled out of the chain. You're right in that the catenary will provide shock absorption when you have catenary but unless you have very under sized ground tackle (and I know you have over sized) you won't even need shock absorption until your catenary is gone .... and of course you won't have any then.
But as you say you're going to be lucky enough to not need shock absorption.
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Eric
North Western Washington State USA
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