Have a 330 express. When I take a transient mooring the boat swings and mooring line rubs against the anchor on the bow. I have tried lowering the anchor to just below the surface and there is still the rub. Thoughts on preventing this? Bridle doesn’t seem to help.
Mooring lines rubbing on anchor
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Ekea
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I've noticed the same thing, and sometimes one of the mooring lines will even get hung up under the point of my Delta anchor. My anchor doesn't have any sharp edges, so I haven't been too worried, but I think the only real answer is chafe protection. Come to think of it I have some chafe guards that attach with velcro stored somewhere on my boat which I should probably use in future!
You could try shortening the mooring ball pendant - meaning, tie it off the cleat shorter. Enough that the angle of the pendant gets below the anchor on a tight pull.