Crusty Chief
Guru
Octupus Is. should'nt have any fetch so why the snubber? Are you sailing and thus jerking on the line?
When we anchor for several days in one location, I usually use the snubber line for a couple of reasons. The first, we don't get the chain noise from the pulpit rollers. The second, the snubber changes the angle of incidence? I think that's what it's called, maybe you guys know the correct term.
My pulpit rollers are 8ft above the water and when we get a stiff wind without the snubber, the chain on the rollers gets noisy when sailing back and forth. Can't say for sure, but sailing seems to be reduced with the snubber. I made the snubber line with a finished length of both sides right at 24 feet. By running through the forward Hawspipe and securing to the Samson post, it hangs down about 8 feet below the water with no strain. Our next test in wind we will try routing the snubber to one side or the other to the next Hawspipe back. Several people have recommended this to reduce sailing even more.