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Old 08-07-2013, 01:56 PM   #37
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Originally Posted by SeaHorse II View Post
This pretty much sums up my approach to using a snubber. Since I certainly don't expect to be anchoring in conditions approaching hurricane force, my effort is directed at the more common problem, the problem of noise generated by chain slapping back and forth in the roller. If your master birth is in the bow, as mine is, the return on this focus far exceeds the advantages of going all chain and expecting the absolute worst wind conditions. To my way of thinking, Conrad & Flywrights approach makes the most sense.
Interestingly the noise that we are attempting to eliminate is the growling caused by the chain as it scrapes across the bottom when describing an arc around the anchor. (We typically anchor in 30 - 50 feet on mud/gravel bottoms). The snubber mutes but doesn't entirely eliminate the noise.
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