I would be interested in how you set your snubber on the Shackle.

I have moved my bobstay up out of the water.

Fastening the bobstay fitting to the samson post is a great idea - that
provides better support when the samson post is being used to carry a large
load pulling forward.
Alan

At 09:42 AM 6/21/2005, you wrote:
>Snubber certainly helps and has many other advantages but if you are
>riding out a blow, you might "sail" around a lot like we do and it can be
>hard to sleep, especially in the v-berth.
>
>I had already beefed up the lower bobstay fitting fasteners (and would
>still like to move it up 6 inches) and they now are thru bolts. One goes
>into the chain locker and one thru the samson post in to the v berth with
>a decorative teak cap. I was able to get a huge Winchard shackle (5/8
>pin, I think) for the bottom turn buckle and run my snubber thru this and
>that made it much quieter and a better angle for the rode. I vary the
>length of it to move the chafe point around the snubber and it lasted over
>a blustery year on the hook.
>
>Ken
>Moonshadow II
>Whitefish, MT
>
>----- Original Message ----- From: "Richard B. Emerson" <pavilion #
>pinefields.com>
>To: "Baba, Panda and Tashiba List" <baba # list.sailjazz.com>
>Sent: Tuesday, June 21, 2005 6:32 AM
>Subject: Re: [baba] Anchor rode
>
>
>>This is where a snubber earns its keep a second time over. I put a bit
>>of nylon line out through one of the bow hawse pipes, make it fast to the
>>rode (we ride to all chain so a chain hook works well here), and haul the
>>snubber in a bit. The boat rides slightly off bow to the wind which, I
>>think, keeps us from swinging quite so much, the chain doesn't chafe on
>>the bob stay, and all is well. Or so I think... [grin]
>>
>>Rick Emerson
>>S/V One With The Wind, Baba 35
>>
>>harry # hbarker8.wanadoo.co.uk wrote:
>>
>>>I own a Baba 30 I have just got her in the water for the first time and
>>>never anchored a yacht with a bowsprit.
>>>My consern is when you shoot the anchor thro the bowsprit platform do
>>>you use any means of diverting the chain from riding against the bobstay.
>>>
>>
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