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Mooring Pennant Chafe

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Have a close look at the interaction between the Bruce anchor and the mooring pennant in the bottom right corner of this photo. When thinking about anchor storage consideration must also be given to chafe from:

Mooring pennants such as this.
Anchor rodes from second anchors used to back up the primary anchor.
Chain snubber lines.
Use of a parachute anchor.
Towing.

All of these functions relate to the stowage system for the primary anchor. Anchor CHafe Tobermory-Scotland-1-2

Same problem here with the mooring pennant except this is with a plow type anchor. The solution can take many forms:

A fairlead integrated into the bow roller assembly like we are using on Wind Horse and the FPB64s.
A second anchor roller which projects clear of the primary anchor flukes (with heavily radiused cheeks).
Closable fairleads either side of the bow roller used with a bridle.

In adverse weather this small, and rarely used detail, can make a huge difference.

Posted by Steve Dashew (March 13, 2010)

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