"Jim" wrote in message
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nom=de=plume wrote:


I don't see anywhere that Larry mentioned "safety was at risk" or
jeopardizing the boat was an issue. The original query was how one
retrieves an anchor/chain if no windlass is operational. I posited that
one could drive up to above the anchor, but that would still mean lifting
lots of weight. Wayne implied there was another solution, but so far has
refused to name it.


You have to think a little. First off, unless you're talking +300 feet
of small boat anchor chain, it ain't heavy. And the anchor ain't heavy
either. So if the anchor is free there's no big problem not having a
windlass. You hand over hand it. If the anchor is stuck firm and can't
be loosened, you have to snip the chain. You retrieve as mush as
possible first so you don't lose much. It's not usual to anchor is +40
feet of water.

Well, we're talking about 40' boat, so my assumption was, perhaps wrong,
that the chain/anchor would be fairly substantial. How much does a typical
anchor for that size of boat weigh? How think would the chain be/or weight
of 100' of it?

Now if you aren't strong enough to pull it up when the windlass breaks
down, you just tie a line to the chain as low as is practical and use a
winch on the rope. Repeat as needed.

Nice! Didn't think of that. Of course, that would take a lot of repeat as
needed, but assuming there's no huge rush, it would be doable.

I don't know about what knot to use or anything like that because I
never done it. But I bet I could.

The knots I've been practicing are the bowline, reefing knot, stopper, clove
hitch, and sheet bend. I was told about animatedknots.com, which is a pretty
cool site.

Because I think.
Works something like this.

Nietzsche: "To do is to be."
Kant: "To be is to do."
Sinatra: "Do be do be do…"

Cheech and Chong: "Dobee!"

Just have to remember who you are and keep your head.
For hand over handing Sinatra works best.

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Jim - Why do I have to explain everything to this girl?

You don't have to explain everything. Nice that you gave me some ideas about
a solution. Too bad Wayne couldn't/wouldn't. Just keep in mind that I'm not
a blue water sailor (yet), but I have sailed plenty in the past.