- Joined
- Jun 25, 2008
- Messages
- 10,104
- Location
- Australia
- Vessel Name
- Now boatless - sold 6/2018
- Vessel Make
- Had a Clipper (CHB) 34
I don't like them because you need to use two hands to set them and often three to retrieve them. When working on the end of the boat the bow tends to rise and fall twice the wave height. One hand for the ship as they say.
OK, now I get it, thanks Cappy. However, I'm with cafesport. I''ll stick to my chain hook, as it is quick to put on, and I place it so it drops off by itself on retrieval, and has never let me down. I think if I was going to avoid a metal hook or plate, I'd just tie the snubber to the chain by a bowline knot before letting the the chain out to take up tension on the snubber.