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A Note for First-Year Farmers
Plan a Farm. Plant a Garden.
Buy & Source Your Gear
Bring Your Farm Design to Life Create a Gear List Purchase Equipment Store & Organize Your Gear
Prep Your Lines
Identify Different Lines Measure & Cut Your Lines Splice Connection Points
Assemble Your Arrays
Lay Out the System Learn Your Knots
Connection Points
Anchor System Overview Anchor to Chain Anchor to Line Anchor to Tag Line Chain to Anchor Line Tensioning Buoy Anchor Line to Growline Anchor Line to Anchor Buoy 5-Line Array Anchor Line to Bridle Spreader Bar to Growlines
Spreader to Vertical Bridle Growline Buoys to Growline Mid-Line Spreaders to Growline
Resources & Tools
Farm Design Forum
Farm Operations Forum
Lesson 5 Connection Points

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Spreader to Vertical Bridle

On the upward-facing side of the spreader bar, two eyes are welded on either end, which connect to bridle lines that run upward to a buoy on the surface, which provides flotation. It’s important to double-check that these bridle lines are perfectly matched in length to ensure that the array hangs straight in the water and doesn’t sit tilted.

The 5-line array is kept afloat by a buoy and bridle system attached to each spreader bar. 
The buoy on the left is attached to the spreader bar on either end with two bridle lines.