On Oct 28, 8:15 am, "Ernest Scribbler"
wrote:
"Brian Whatcott" wrote

a tone so civil

Did you catch the PS at the end? I sometimes wonder if the people who post
evangelical "you must do as I say or you're a vile menace" rants are such
confrontational jerks in person. I hope not. Bob may be a treasure trove of
anchor wisdom for all I know, but when he comes off as just another troll
with a hard-on for Skip, the credibility meter takes a dip.


Ernie & Brian:

Ah,, come on guys. I dont get to be an ass hole any place else. To be
honest I have had a gut full of collegial congeniality. To be honest
Skip reminds me too much of who Ive had to work with for the past 16
years. Well meaning, likable guys who go to church, smile and nod
their heads then completely ignore some petty good advice from some
pretty smart guys that post here (me excluded). I find it refreshing
to say it the way it is. I wish for once he would just tell me to go
get ****ed.

I enjoyed someone's description of this place a few weeks ago. I can t
remember the analogy but something close to, is like a bar that
doesn't close and will let anybody make a fool of themselves without
getting kicked out. I thought that was a right-on description.

As far as my experience goes it may be a bit different than most
yachters. I spent some time working with my Swedish step dad who
commercial fished his 62' dragger off WA/OR; GOM diver mostly on
scrap jobs (salvage) 10'-320'; American, Polish, Russian, Korean,
Japanese factory trawlers in Bearing Sea. So I got to see lots of
different ways to tie stuff together. I am by no means knowledgeable
about anchoring. I've just seen lots of different ways to get a job
done. Combine these experiences with my total lack of civil demeanor
in this place makes for some pretty outlandish statements.

Skip asked, what kind of shakels do I use attaching road to chain,
chain to anchor.

Two words:
1) Trawlex Grade 100 chain to anchor. Theyre cheep, small, and strong
ie G100 compared to G40, an not galvanized. So I just swap it out once
a year when I inspect my ground tackle. If a 400' factory trawler uses
them to drag a 100 MT bag of Pollock out of the Bering Sea I think its
good enough for my needs.

2) Nylite thimble (Samson) road to chain connection. If you don't know
about these pretty PLEASE go to this link and take a look. The USCG
use them on OR/WA/AK life boats. http://www.samsonrope.com/site_files/cm2004.pdf
and no.... it wont go through your gypsy. But then I get a bullet
proof 95-100% connection.

And no I don't use three strand nylon for road. I use nylon double
braid. Although I might go to some of the 12 plait products soon. Very
easy/fast to splice and still get 10 percent stretch at 30% load. Oh,
and tough as nails. Oh, and CHEAPER!

There are lots of ways to do stuff. Just got to stay out of West
Marine and Cruising World.
So to all a sincere apology. Just don't look for a change any time
soon in my phatic conversation style.
Bombastic Bob