[Public-List] mooring pendants

[Hugh McCormack]

> > Each pendant should be shackled with its own dedicated hot dipped galv steel> shackle with a moused pin. I never had a problem with the lines tangling> much... > > The shackles were made fast to a heavy steel ring on the mooring that was in> turn shackled to the chain coming up under the buoy. The buoy did nothing> but support main chain - no loads were on it.> > Gord #426 Surprise
 
Given this, and since the pendants are fastened at both ends, the worst that should happen is that the three pendants would twist around a common axis if the boat and mooring chain were to rotate at different rates or in opposite directions.  This would somewhat shorten the scope of the pendants but the tugging of the boat against them would probably cause them to unwind again.
 
Hugh #39 (ex Cold Duck, new name still being negotiated with the crew)
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