So I did make some changes to my setup:
-ran 15" of chain through the ball with a
shackle keeping it from falling through
-below below the ball this chain hangs out only one link and is shackled to a swivel
-the pennants are also shackled to the top of this swivel
-the top chain is connected to the bottom of the swivel (there is also an existing swivel btwn the top and ground chain)
- my pennants are siezed together to about 4' of the bow (one (NE ropes braided) has about a foot of slack when pulling dead astern) just above the thimbles both pennants are fed through a float I got at defender to keep the
shackle from drooping and possibly taking a side load
Maine Sail:
You prev. info is most detailed and very much appreciated
I already had what you described when it was installed earlier this year (based in part from reading your posts), but I wanted to add a second pennant and was experiencing the "strangulation" effect b/c of the dumb TC3 ball. hopefully I've resolved that with the above. my mooring is a couple hundred yards from the nearest boat and have approx. a 4:1 scope on a spring tide w/o waves and theres only a 3/4nm fetch at most
do you have a link of that bottom chain on your mantle to calm your nerves during a rough storm? -i would
To the compliments of the boat:
I wish she looked like his:
Island Sailing Adventures
but with lots of time, patience and a steady stream of small monetary investments someday she could
oh and she was built in holland in 1962, hull No. 38