Jeff wrote:
-rick- wrote:
Joe wrote:

3rd, you should have jumped in and swam out
with the anchor, dove down and planted it deep so you could kedge
yourself off.

...swam out with the anchor...?
Easy - you just a cushion or pfd for flotation.

A fender works well also.

Nothing worse than a winter swim with a 25 lb danforth to kedge
off...except calling towthiefsUSA and getting a bill that you wonder if
vasaline is included,

The bright side is you might discover an oyster reef, and instill some
level of self reliance and competence to your crew.

Joe

"KLC Lewis" wrote in message
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"Gilligan" wrote in message
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"KLC Lewis" wrote in message
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"DSK" wrote in message
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...swam out with the anchor...?

Easy - you just a cushion or pfd for flotation.


KLC Lewis wrote:
Oh, c'mon. You manly men wouldn't have any problem at all. You'd grab
that 45# CQR, plop in on your hairy chest, and backstroke out a
hundred yards.

Oh sure, the anchor itself is no problem. It's the 20 yards of chain
that's the problem... stuff keeps getting tangled in your legs as
you're swimming....

DSK


Have you tried organising it around the...Samson post?


I hate it when all my chest hair get caught up in the anchor chain.
That's why I carry the chain in my teeth and the anchor in one hand when
I swim out to set it. To make sure I don't expend any unecessary effort
trying to stay down while setting the anchor I wear 85lbs of diver's
weights. I don't understand why any manly man would use an anchor to
kedge the boat when its aground. Why not just swim under the boat and
lift it up and push it out?


You could cut the testosterone here with a knife.

Hmmmm. Not a half-bad idea, that! ;-D

Your sense of humor is outstanding. Are you left handed?

"Gilligan" wrote in message
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Your sense of humor is outstanding. Are you left handed?


Almost. I'm a drummer. lol

"Scout" wrote in message
He did mention the fuel pump. I believe his wife failed
to
replace it the night before, even though she knew it was
going to die the next day.

Scotty

That's funny!
Scout


As funny as McNabb tripping over his own shoelaces and
getting injured?

SBV

On Tue, 21 Nov 2006 08:26:13 -0700, in message

"Gilligan" wrote:

I don't
understand why any manly man would use an anchor to kedge the boat when its
aground. Why not just swim under the boat and lift it up and push it out?

Strangely enough, I have a photo around here somewhere of a friend
doing almost exactly that...

Ryk

"Scotty" wrote in message
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"Scout" wrote in message
He did mention the fuel pump. I believe his wife failed
to
replace it the night before, even though she knew it was
going to die the next day.

Scotty

That's funny!
Scout


As funny as McNabb tripping over his own shoelaces and
getting injured?

SBV

No way, he tripped over the chalk line. Lousy union chalk liners!
Scout

"Scotty" wrote in message
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"Scout" wrote in message
He did mention the fuel pump. I believe his wife failed
to
replace it the night before, even though she knew it was
going to die the next day.

Scotty

That's funny!
Scout


As funny as McNabb tripping over his own shoelaces and
getting injured?

SBV

Almost , but definitely as funny as Big Ben thinking his helmetless head was
tougher than a car bumper!
Scout

"katy" wrote in message
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Scotty wrote:
"katy" wrote in message
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wrote:

Don White wrote:


David OHara


I'm really glad you posted this and htat I read it before

ripping you a

new one that would have been the size of the

GrandCanyon...


When I was younger, I blamed everything on my wife, too. But
now I'm more mature, or is it 'trained'.


Scotty


...trained....you'll do almost anything for a Ritz cracker with squirty
cheese on it...

ah, um, nevermind.
Scout

Scout wrote:
"katy" wrote in message
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Scotty wrote:

"katy" wrote in message
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wrote:


Don White wrote:


David OHara


I'm really glad you posted this and htat I read it before

ripping you a


new one that would have been the size of the

GrandCanyon...


When I was younger, I blamed everything on my wife, too. But
now I'm more mature, or is it 'trained'.


Scotty



...trained....you'll do almost anything for a Ritz cracker with squirty
cheese on it...


ah, um, nevermind.
Scout


I said "almost"....

katy wrote:
Scout wrote:
"katy" wrote in message
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Scotty wrote:

"katy" wrote in message
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wrote:


Don White wrote:


David OHara


I'm really glad you posted this and htat I read it before

ripping you a


new one that would have been the size of the

GrandCanyon...


When I was younger, I blamed everything on my wife, too. But
now I'm more mature, or is it 'trained'.


Scotty



...trained....you'll do almost anything for a Ritz cracker with squirty
cheese on it...


ah, um, nevermind.
Scout


I said "almost"....

Y'all still goin on on this topic? Get over it, We have. So I spent
nearly 500 bucks to be towed. Nobody got hurt, the boat is OK, I
learned about getting towed, I learned to leave my dinghy oars aboard,
and I got a story to tell my family at Thanksgiving (and I promise to
take the blame). BTW, it is still blowing 20 kts out of the north, my
idea that it would stop and blow from the south was wrong.