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33 Foot Boat sinks off Key West While Pulling Anchor From Stern
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On 1/6/12 7:54 AM, Tim wrote:
On Jan 5, 11:09 pm, wrote:
On Thu, 5 Jan 2012 19:12:23 -0800 (PST),
wrote:
I've found out that the type of boating I do, a cement foundation
block on an old ski rope is most effective, and if lost, well.... it's
easily and economically replaced
For far less than the weight of a CMU you can find a tiny danforth
style that will have a lot more holding power.
That can make a huge difference at the end of the day if you are
pulling this up every hour or so.
If you are anchoring in a rocky area and think you will be losing
anchors you can make one with #4 Rebar that will bend itself free on a
hard tug and if it is really stuck, you are not out much if you cut it
free.
I have seen them tied up with baling wire but I usually welded them up
when I was banging them out for fishermen I knew. You can also put
this on an expendable rode.
But Greg. The block was standard equipment when I bought the boat....
I know what you're saying if you use it a lot, that would get
obnoxious.
Besides, the CMU more closely fits your image, even though by now you've
collected millions from our Nigerian partners.
But Tim doesn't let those millions go to his head!
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