Drogue Chain Plates Strength?

I don't wish to be thought unhelpful, but I'm of an age where not only do I not suffer fools gladly - I don't suffer them at all!

However, fwiw, here is a small handful of suggestions. Light reading for when you're waiting for the paint to dry::

'Investigation of the Use of Drogues to Improve the Safety of Sailing Yachts - USCG/NTIS Final Report May 1987'
'Shear and Tension Capacity of Stainless Steel Bolts - British Stainless Steel Association'
'Effect of Pitch Distance, Row Spacing, End Distance and Bolt Diameter on Multi-Fastened Composite Joints - Elsevier Science 1359-835X'
'Simplified Procedure for Designing Composite Bolted Joints - NASA Technical memorandum 100281'
'Theaded Fastener Design and Analysis - Engineering Fundamentals - PCB Piezotronics fastener-tech'

Each of the above examples ( mostly too large to attach here - list appended ) and others, is representative of multiple sources during a geeky study-in-detail over several years - including learned opinion from professional practitioners.

One might infer a 'series of rabbit-holes....' ;)


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