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Date Posted: - Sunday - 07/ 9/06 - 11:29pm
Author: Steve Cox
Subject: bobstay

Something of a strange question but what does the bobstay attach to on the hull of an M-32? On my boat it goes down to a tang fitting. Below that is a ring attached to the hull that has no use I can think of. I'm wondering if the current fitting is a mod and the ring is the original. If so, can I remove the ring while I have the boat on the hard? The ring currently has some very vigorous marine growth on it and I'd like to remove it if possible.

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[> Anchor snubber? -- Randall, - Monday - 07/10/06 - 3:34pm

I seem to remember Speedy on Cherub mentioning once that his bobstay attached to the hull via a ring. I could be wrong.

Here's another option: when anchored some folk like to snub their anchors to the boat at the bobstay fitting. To do this you'd shackle a 10 foot (+/-) length of nylon rope to that ring, then lead the bitter end back on deck where it sits when not in use. After you've dropped hook and have let out as much chain as you like, you'd bend the bitter end of the snubber onto the chain w/a rolling hitch and toss it over the side.

I've never tried it, but from what I've read... Advantage: it gets the chain out of the way of bobstay. Dissadvantage: those who think this is a bad idea dislike all the force of a pitching boat being applied to one spot more or less below the water line.

Anyway, that's one possibility.

RR

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