On Mon, 21 Jul 2008 08:51:43 -0400, Rosalie B.
wrote:

Larry wrote:

Bruce in Bangkok wrote in
m:

When possible, use a
front loading washing machine;

Yep...brought home the lot and washed in my front loader Frigidaire with
the usual cheap detergent. Lines looked new and salt stiffness gone.

If you're squeemish about salt water in your $4000 super washer 5000, take
them to a laundromat without an attendant that has front loader commercial
machines.

DO REMEMBER TO TAKE ANY ANCHORS AND HEAVY TACKLE OFF THE LINES!

LOL

Our anchor is all chain on the primary rode, and we've never used the
alternate anchors that we have, so that should be 'like new'

Bob brings home the lines when we put the boat up in the winter, and
washes them in our washer. We have about 14 docklines that we use on
a regular basis plus some that are on the pin rails for use when we go
into another marina, so this takes him awhile. He usually dries them
on the front porch.


Tell Bob that my wife washes ours (I'm not allowed to use the washer
since I tried degreasing some engine parts in it one day).

Regarding anchor chain. I have just spent about a month in the yard. A
chap I know came dragging his "new" anchor chain down to his boat. It
was all black so I went over to have a look. He paints his entire
chain and anchor with coal tar epoxy once a year says it looks like
the chain is going to last for ever.

He has a workshop here (builds Warram Cats) and has people to paint it
for him but I've been mulling the idea over -- my wife paints her
fingernails. I wonder whether she'd like black nails?


Bruce-in-Bangkok
(correct Address is bpaige125atgmaildotcom)