On Oct 1, 6:42*pm, Frogwatch wrote:
On Oct 1, 7:16*pm, JohnH wrote:



On Thu, 1 Oct 2009 15:55:35 -0700 (PDT), FishWisher

wrote:
I finished the windlass install a week ago, but needed a canvas cover
for the bow to hide all the hardware that supports the windlass, and I
think it turned out pretty well.

Photo of the project and the final result on my homepage he
http://fishwisher.spaces.live.com/bl...1394!298.entry

Now to get that anchor system wet out on Suisun Bay chasing sturgeon -
hopefully next week!

Dale
www.FishWisher.com

I gotta tell you, that looks like a damn fine job! I don't know if
your snaps are really tight, but rather than take the chance of
tearing any fabric you might consider one of these:

http://www.greensave.com/GS%20Plus%20001.jpg

These are metal, but plastic ones work just as well for releasing the
snaps. You can probably find them for free at your local golf course.

Great job.
--
John H

All decisions, even those of liberals, are the result of binary thinking.

Why all chain rode? *Even i'm not that paranoid.

The 100' of chain is mainly for storage - it drops into the locker
very nicely whereas rope would be more like herding cats, as one
poster put it here recently. This is my third boat with windlass and
all chain, and it works well on the delta. 2:1 scope is maximum needed
as it stays put very well. On lakes I can anchor in 80' of water just
fine.

Dale
www.FishWisher.com