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Old 03-21-2016, 09:28 PM   #45
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Originally Posted by MurrayM View Post
You can see what I mean in the chart below...where the forces on the rope shown on the video could have been 500% greater at the turn through the hawse than a straight line pull;
A rope going through a hawse like the snubber in the video would have a higher load, but not 500%. The highest it could be would be 200% of the load, but that would be with a 180 degree turn. The snubber in the video is probably turning less that 90 degrees, so probably roughly about 120-130% of the load.

I think the bigger problem than load is chafe. Since the distance from the cleat to the hawse is substantial, the row will saw back and forth on the hawse as it stretches. This is a recipe for chafe as they show on the video.
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