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A: Retrieval Float:
The last float marking the tail end of the
Fiorentino Trip Line. The Benefit: High degree of visibility allows a skipper to easily motor toward the retrieval float to capture the trip line. Large enough to prevent the para-anchor from sinking too deep under the water when anchor rode is slack. Handy Tip:
Your own boat fender may be
used in place of a
Fiorentino Retrieval Float
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B: Trip Line Support Float
A small float secured in the center of a floating trip line.
The Benefit: Provides necessary tension in trip line to avoid slack. Also serves as an excellent marker to help determine para-anchor depth.
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C: Fiorentino Trip Line
Used to help in deflation and recovery of the para-anchor. Trip lines vary in length from 50 to 100 feet on typical vessels, and up to 1,000 feet for those with deep drafts and high freeboards.
The Benefit: Enables the top of the canopy to be pulled more easily to the boat.
Handy Tip: Why not build your own trip line? To learn how see
Zack's FAQs for complete instructions. But, if you don't want the fuss of rigging, you can also purchase a "Rigged and Ready" trip line by Fiorentino.
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D: Use A Heavily Built Anchor or
Add Chain.
All parachute sea anchors must
properly be weighted down. To
accomplish this task you'll need
to add two or three feet of
chain to any lightweight sea
anchor. To avoid the use of
bulky chain, deploy a compact
heavy built anchor like
Fiorentino's Offshore Anchor.
The Benefit: Reduces parachute rotation and prevents shrouds from twisting. Weight placement aids the para-anchor's capabilities by holding it deeper beneath the water and away from
dangerous breaking seas.
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E: FIORENTINO PARA-RING®
Hardware
Serves as an attachment
point for the anchor rode and
maintains a wide spread of
shroud lines, which enables the
anchor stabilizer to more easily
self-adjust. The anchor
stabilizer rotates and tilts as
environmental forces penetrate
the canopy and produce
potentially damaging energy that
is transmitted through the
shroud lines to the Para-Ring.
The Benefit: In
boiling seas and strong ocean
currents, the self-adjusting
Para-Ring prevents the elements
from pushing, rolling, or
spinning a parachute anchor out
of control, which can lead to a
tangled parachute or blown out
canopy panel. Para-anchor
balance is achieved as the
Para-Ring self-adjusts to uneven
shock loads that are carried
down the shroud lines from the
canopy. The tilting of the
Para-Ring neutralizes the mixed
energy to create an even pull on
the parachute canopy. This
prevents breakage and chafe.
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F: Deployment Rode
A strong, braided nylon rope that connects the parachute anchoring system to the bow of a vessel.
The amount of rode needed during deployment depends on a vessel's response to various weather conditions - usually 10 feet of rode for every foot of boat. The Benefit: Because it stretches under tension, the rode absorbs massive shock loads.
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G: Snatch Block
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A stainless steel swivel block, with a hinge or sliding plate shell that opens to allow a bight of a rope to pass through.
The Benefit: The block's ability to open allows the block to be clamped over anchor rode in the event that rigging a bridle becomes necessary.
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H: Fiorentino Pendant Line
A stiff length of rope with a block at the end. The diameter of the pendant line matches that of the anchor rode. Line length is dependent upon size of the vessel.
The Benefit: When attached to the anchor rode, the pendant line can be connected to a stern winch to form a bridle, which is then used to hold a vessel in a heave to position during heavy seas.
To position multi-hulls and
trawlers into the weather
secure the pendent line to a
bow cleat. Handy Tip:
Why not build your own pendant line? To learn how see
Zack's FAQs.
But, if you don't want the fuss of rigging, you can also purchase a "Rigged and Ready"
pendant line by Fiorentino.
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I: Pendant Line Support Floats
Two small floats located near the snatch block.
The Benefit: These floats keep the pendant line afloat whenever it becomes slack.
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J: Chafe Gear
Wrapped around the
anchor rode or pendant line, this chafe protection reduces wear caused when the line rubs against the vessel and her rigging.
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