two months later, the ****head who almost hit me in 20 knots off the Naval
Academy last fall, with two -- count 'em, two -- major CQR's down on all-chain
and more than recommended scope. Behind me was a guy who had been anchored for
more than a year -- including through Hurricane Isabel -- on 7 to 1 nylon and
one anchor and not dragging whatsoever.

ah, but the poor ******* didn't have an all chain windlass to pull his anchor
up electrically before he sailed. [sniff, sniff, poor boy]

wayne, you at too lazy to be allowed to own an EPIRB. it is best if you never
have children.

Wayne.B
Date: 10/5/2004 8:48 PM Eastern Daylight Time
Message-id:

On 03 Oct 2004 23:19:00 GMT, (JAXAshby) wrote:

My boatshow going experience goes back to the 1950's. All chain rodes
didn't
start to become popular until the later 1980's and didn't really hit stride
until the mid 1990's.

Some people did it long ago, but most of them lost their boats early on.

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Total BS. Serious world cruisers have been using all chain rodes
since almost time eternal. These are the folks who bet their life and
their boat on the anchoring system every day.

Tell us about all the people you know who have lost their boats due to
a chain rode.