Snubber - Knot or Hook

[blahman]

Diagram of the block at the cranse iron, thanks to Rod of BCC Iduna



A rolling hitch or one of its derivations seems to work fine for a lot of people. I use a simple 2:1 slipper tautline hitch (with the bitter end tucked through the bight)0, and it has never slipped. I usually use 1/2" nylon, but as per your question of storm conditions, would probably use a long length of 5/8" for its strength due to loss in knots and contact points. The hit should hold though.

~Aaron

[Auspicious]

I use the Wichard chain hook with the spring catch. I'm very happy with it (thimble spliced into snubber and shackled to hook). I do have one caution - be very careful if you bring the hook over your roller still on the chain. I have bent the pin once and getting it straight again was quite a challenge.

Here are my snubbers when they were clean and new:


Brian -

I'm leaving Annapolis on 1 Nov for the BVI - should be there somewhere around the 12th(ish). Hope to look you up if you are in town.

[Mark Johnson]

On our 34' Searunner I use a SS "fork style" chain hook on our 1/4" HT chain for setting the anchor, (or pulling it out if it is really buried). I feel that for our smaller size chain it is important not to use the single style hook, as this puts a side load on the link that is in the hook. (Not the way the chain was designed to take a load)

In countless nights on the hook, (including cat. 1s), I have attached my Tri's 30' long bridle to the chain by using the bridle's single tail, and doing a rolling hitch on the chain or rope portion of the rode. The bridle's 3' long "tail" is 3 strand, as this seems to grip the chain better in a rolling hitch than double braid. This has worked well for us.

With our 30' bridle to the rode, and anchored often in 6' of water, a "hook" to the chain could come loose easily, from laying on the bottom in slack wind.