Re: Sentoa Digest, Vol 154, Issue 2
After making a bridal for our former NT 37, I found the boat did far better
when anchored or on a mooring without using the bridal. With the bridal the
boat tended to “hunt.” With the anchor snubber line on just one chalk it
rode more comfortably steady to the wind and current and would stop
“searching.” We anchored and moored almost exclusively for over 10 years
with our NT 37.
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Today's Topics:
1. Re: Nordic Tug 37 at anchor (Evan Effa)
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Date: Mon, 18 Mar 2024 09:54:49 -0700
From: Evan Effa eheffa@gmail.com
Subject: [Sentoa] Re: Nordic Tug 37 at anchor
To: "Association South East Nordic Tugs Owners' (SENTOA)"
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Cc: April DeGennaro aprildeg@gmail.com
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Topsides view of bridle.

-Evan
NT 37-148
Tugaway
On Mar 18, 2024, at 09:33, April DeGennaro via Sentoa <
sentoa@lists.sentoa.org> wrote:
It would be helpful to see images of the bridles you describe.
Thank you!
April DeGenaro
Ti Amo
NT 37-197
Chocowinity, NC
On Mon, Mar 18, 2024 at 12:29 PM Gene Fuller via Sentoa <
Hi Frank and Laura,
We are clearly neighbors since we also live in PGI.
I am not sure what sort of bridle you are using. I made a bridle from
two lengths of 3-strand nylon, with each leg about 15 feet long. Each leg
has a spliced loop at one end to fit over the bow cleats. The common ends
at the chain are shackled to a chain hook that connects to the chain.
The bridle legs are long enough that the chain connection sinks well
below the hull if the chain goes slack or reverses.
It sounds like your bridle is too short.
When we had sailboats the bridle legs could be shorter because the bow
was closer to the water, but otherwise the same scheme was used for many
years.
Gene Fuller
Yorkshire Rose
NT 37-136
Punta Gorda, FL
On 3/18/2024 12:12 PM, Laura Larsen via Sentoa wrote:
Hello All! We just purchased hull 167 of Nordic Tug 37. We named her
Saga, as she is our continuing sea story. We like to anchor out. Our
question is this; when anchoring, the anchor chain snubber bridle to reduce
shock load doesn’t work as it did on our 5 previous boats. On the NT, we
anchored in a tidal river, and when the tide changed( became wind over
tide), the boat promptly “ran over” her bridle, scraping the chain along
the hull. All efforts to shorten the bridle were in vain, as the length
from the cleats to the chain is longer than the length of the freeboard on
the bow. We wonder what other NT 37 owners do to properly reduce shock load
while anchoring in tidal situations? Thank you
Frank and Laura Larsen
NT 37-167
Punta Gorda Isles, FL
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