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Old 12-17-2014, 03:59 PM   #25
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Originally Posted by manyboats View Post
I've never used a snubber nor chatted w anybody that has however I assume they are to act as a shock absorber on a chain rode.
Well yes Eric, but equally importantly they take the load off the windlass, so it does not get damaged by high loading on gears etc. And if the snubber fails, it fails safe (kind of) as the load returns to the winch.
Plus chain clank, bothersome at night, is eliminated.
I have one of those rubber bars designed as a mooring line shock absorber fitted inline on my snubber. Always had it, so not sure of the difference, if any, it makes.
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