Hah! I knew that if I looked long enough, I'd find someone who agrees
with me! [laugh]
 
Take a look at this page from the ABI Marine catalog for, I think, a
fair resolution of the question:
http://www.abimarine.com/catalog%20pages/anchoring/catalog%20page%204.htm
 
(Excutive summary: hole through bulwark = hawse hole)
 
Rick Emerson
S/V One With The Wind, Baba 35

Steven Hodge wrote:

> But the anchor rode does NOT pass through the holes I'm talking
> about. Sure I pass one of the snubbers through it, but that's not the
> anchor rode. I'm talking about the holes through which one normally
> passes your dock lines. There are 3 on each side of Alcyon. One
> could hardly call all 3 hawse whatevers as the midships & aft ones
> couldn't possibly ever have anything to do with an anchor. So what
> the dickens is the proper name for them? Is it different on a 40 vs a
> 30? Tom B., surely you can help us out on this one! Steve, Panda 40
> Alcyon


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