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Default The answer ISN"T an electric or a bigger windlass

On Tue, 15 Apr 2008 11:45:48 -0400, Gogarty
wrote this crap:

35 lbs. is hardly more than a sixteen pound bowling ball in each hand.
If you can't handle that... shape up or ship out.

My sixteen year old nephew can pull up the anchor.

Well, goody for your sixteen year old nephew. I am sure my 21 year old
grandson would have no trouble either. He goes up the past like a monkey. But
I am somewhat older and shorter of breath than those guys are and I find a
Delta 35 with all chain rode to be a bit of chore by hand.



Wuss.




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