And now you know to tie the anchor rode shackle pins with a piece of wire.
(I first learned that in a boating course, so didn't have to make the error
myself ... or at least, haven't made it yet!)

Charles

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Charles T. Low
www.boatdocking.com

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"Bryan" wrote in message
m...
So, I'm a believer now that the worst day with my boat is still better
than my best day at work.
It's the last day of summer before school starts, so I took my daughter
and a few of her friends to the lake.

The first thing I did was drag my skeg in my driveway; oh, you're supposed
to raise the prop before trailering?
The second thing I did was get whacked in the face with a bungee cord that
my daughter let fly. Blood everywhere, a knot on my cheek and a black
eye, broken sunglasses, and worst of all my daughter still feels rotten no
matter how many times I tell her it's ok.
Third, you know those trees I asked about in another thread, well, I ran
into one (no damage and I'm not even going to try to explain).
Then, remember that anchor I didn't want to lose to the trees, well, in a
treeless area I lost my brand new anchor. It just fell off the chain. I
dropped anchor in a treeless part of the lake so the kids could swim. We
kept drifting so I pulled the anchor up, actually just the rode and chain.
Well, that explained the lack of weight at the other end.
And still, I can't wait to go out again with the kids; darn this
interfering school stuff!

90 degrees or more with refreshing water temps and four 11 year old girls
having a great time at the lake. Saw some wildlife (woodpecker, squirrel)
and top-feeding bass; the girls loved it. This boating thing is
addictive! The worst day is better than a day at work.