David,
It sounds like chafe is not likely in calm conditions, but my secondary
concern would be that the mooring pennant could get caught on the roller if
the boat were to bob up and down. Also, without chocks the boat will swing
more from side to side.
Maybe run the line through large O rings an
Hi Joel- The pennants are not making contact with the gel coat anywhere. They are looping over the stainless bow fitting which is part of the anchor roller and extends all the way to the first stantion, if my memory is correct (rarely). So it is effectively a stainless rub rail at the bow. I gues
David,
The issue becomes chafe and protecting the fiberglass. I would either
replace the chocks or add stainless rub rail (strakes?). Otherwise, the
gel coat will be gone in no time.
Joel
35/3
Annapolis
On Tue, May 21, 2013 at 9:06 AM, David Knecht wrote:
> I moved my boat to its mooring las
I moved my boat to its mooring last weekend and discovered that the bow chocks are quite different from my C&C 34. Instead of open chocks to lead the pennants, there are closed slits. These are fine for the docklines used in a slip, but are not nearly big enough for the twin pennants on my moorin
