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Arlyn Stewart
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Initially Posted - 08/24/2003 :  02:00:03  Show Profile  Visit Arlyn Stewart's Homepage
Here is a tech tip for the anchor rode bridle....

http://www.stewartfam.net/arlyn/bridle.html

Arlyn C-250 W/B #224
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Ray Seitz
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Response Posted - 08/25/2003 :  07:08:56  Show Profile
That's pretty good information Arlyn (as usual).

Did you try the bridle at different lengths?

I had our boat moored all last year and used a bridle and it seemed to have some effect but, not as much as I would have liked to see. However, the bridle was around 7' long and attached to the mooring bouy and I see via your pictures that your configuration is not more than a foot or two. It had never occured to me to try decreasing the bridle length. Thanks.

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frog0911
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Response Posted - 08/25/2003 :  13:44:43  Show Profile
I spent the first three years on a mooring at NAS Jax. The handout they provided was very specific about bridle length. It states the "rope length from bow chocks to swivel should not exceed 3/4 of the distance from the bow tip of the boat to waterline". It also states that the chain length form the swivel should not be less then the distance from the bow to the waterline nor greater then six feet. They also stated that this mooring would withstand Gale Force Winds. The mooring pendent was attached to a 55 gallon drum filled with concrete with a wieght of 3000 lbs.

I intend to make a bridle for anchor use on the new boat using these directions. Of course I will not get to check it out until October when the second new boat arrives. You might give it a shot and see how it works.

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Oscar
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Response Posted - 08/25/2003 :  20:47:41  Show Profile  Visit Oscar's Homepage
If not necessarily for a bridle, I will be using the knot......no more nooses tied with a hitch that won't come loose.....

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Response Posted - 08/27/2003 :  00:56:17  Show Profile
Thanks Arlyn, been waiting to see your photo. I'm going to try the bridle. One additional question for you, what purpose is that blue and white line running around the front of your furler serve?

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Arlyn Stewart
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Response Posted - 08/27/2003 :  01:49:06  Show Profile  Visit Arlyn Stewart's Homepage
It is a multi purpose line.

1. Jack line for safety teather... it is a strong line but quite stretchy so as to absorb the shock load if I went overboard.

2. It will serve as a tow bridle with wraps around cleats, stanchions and winches. As it is stretchy, it will absorb shocks of a tow.

3. It serves as the cradle linee to tie on the trailer to catch the boat in a cross wind retrieve. Its a fairly large soft surface line and likely will not mar the hull.

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