Good question! - 1" rope has a breaking strength of 29,400lb! 3/4" chain 39,000 lb. Just some additional points here - 1) we all know of boats...
I agree with everything you say - what kinda set me off is the "Bertram Seeks Bottom" acronym, and the dismissive tone of some minority opinions...
Nice to see the YF moderator has landed from his from his "hovering over this wreck like a vulture" mode - he has now started to feed on the wreck...
It appears to me like the mast of the buoy opened her up like a can opener - then once she was breached and stuffed in a wave, it's all over. Once...
OK - why don't one of you genius's go out and run the buoy over with your battleships and test it - I'll pay for prop recon - since there is no...
Of course Bertram is going to defend it's name and reputation - rightfully so. What do you guys expect!? If they sit back and let the "keyboard...