On Jun 23, 5:56*pm, "nom=de=plume" wrote:
"Larry" wrote in message

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nom=de=plume wrote:

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

"Wayne.B" wrote in message
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One of my recent students who shall remain nameless, failed to
complete a homework assignment after apparently losing interest in the
subject. * Therefore I will throw it open to the group.

You are in a 40 something boat, power or sail makes no difference,
anchored in over 40 feet of water with 3/8ths chain and a 60 pound
anchor. * The combination of chain and anchor weigh about 150 pounds
not counting the large mud ball that wants to come up also, easily 200
pounds total. * The chain and anchor are worth something over $1500
and not easily replaced in remote locations.

The problem: *The anchor windlass has failed in some unfortunate way,
and not easily repaired. * How do you retrieve your expensive anchor
and chain?

You'll notice that Larry never once acknowledged his statement "cut and
run" was fundamentally wrong. You'll also notice that I gave a rather
complete solution to this question, and all the "men" have refused to
comment on it, even the "expert" Wayne.

I did respond. *I just don't monitor this group all day long like some
misfits.

So sorry for the lack of a response. *Maybe this pathetic "reminder"
will elicit one.

Maybe you'll finally admit that you lied when you claimed you never said
cut and run. Still waiting... why not be a man and admit it?

You are a man, right? That's what you're claiming?

Of course I said it. *You have chosen to use it out of context and I'm not
playing that silly game.

You used it in context with respect to not being able to retrieve the
anchor.... cut and run was your solution. You're a liar when claiming
otherwise.

For those who want to use buoyancy such as with a float. Buoyant
force is the weight of the water displaced which is roughly 8.5 pounds/
gallon so a 50 gallon drum sunk and then attached and then filled with
air will have 425 lbs of upward force.. YES, the entire weight is on
the boom even when using a block and tackle from it.
So, here is an odd idea. Sink your dinghy and attach it to the
anchor, then use a scuba tank to fill the upside down dinghy with air
and it lifts the anchor.
There are a zillion easy ways to do this.
When I was younger, I thought electrical windlasses were for people
who liked things complicated, after all, I was strong enough to haul
an anchor for almost any boat I would ever be on. Now, at 54 after
screwing up my back several times, I can see why people have them.
Still, on my 28' boat, I think I may eventually just mount a simple
sailboat winch in front of the anchor locker and use it to help haul
the anchor up.
Using nylon anchor rode, I once experimented with a simple mechanism
to allow me to haul the anchor from the cockpit using the sail
winches. I used a Gibbs Ascender ( a device used by mountaineers and
cavers that slides up but not down a rope) attached to the rode. When
it is tripped by a small piece of line from the cockpit, it is pulled
toward the bow by a piece of elastic shockcord. Releasing the trip
line I could then haul in on the line attached to it around the
winch. It worked but was really too much trouble to set up every time
so I never used it in a real situation.