We have a lot of freeboard. It's about 7 feet from the water line to the roller. I had wanted to bring the chain down as you do but,,, no bobstay and there's an incredible amount of pull when the wind is 40 and the boat sheers. It would have to be really strong for me to feel comfortable.

We have a double snubber that goes back to the hawsers 6 feet from the bow. The angle is pretty good that way and I like the double snubber. There seems to be a lot less sheer using the double.