Bruce in Bangkok wrote:

Well certainly the inanities of the Dry Land Sailor never ceases.

Says the hypocrite, dry land sailor, himself. LOL!

How freaking DROLL!!!!

On Mon, 09 Jun 2014 16:18:10 -0400, "Sir Gregory Hall, Esq."
wrote:

On Mon, 09 Jun 2014 15:56:38 -0400, Wayne.B
wrote:

On Mon, 9 Jun 2014 10:38:13 -0400, "Flying Pig"
wrote:

Well, this is 3rd-hand, but still very interesting!

http://raindogps34.wordpress.com/201...hain-scrubber/

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With a good high pressure salt water wash down pump it shouldn't
really be needed.

Another stupid, useless system - salt water sprayers and pumps.

OMG!!!!

Does the insanity of sailing the farm, house, garage, factory
never end?

Ah yes, the Dry Land Sailor exhibits his ignorance yet again.

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Cheers,

Brice

On Mon, 9 Jun 2014 10:38:13 -0400, "Flying Pig"
wrote:

Well, this is 3rd-hand, but still very interesting!

http://raindogps34.wordpress.com/201...hain-scrubber/


I never found the need for one but I've talked to people that did
tried them and I gathered, from the fact that they quickly threw the
things away, that they generally were a pain in the butt.

I used a salt water pressure system for years, as Wayne's suggests,
and found it a far more effective solution than a brush.
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Cheers,

Brice

Bruce in Bangkok wrote:

I used a salt water pressure system for years, as Wayne's suggests,
and found it a far more effective solution than a brush.

Stupid person, indeed. It makes no sense at all to use
hundreds of amperes in order to run high-pressure pump
in order to wash mud off anchor chain when anchor chain
is just not ever necessary.

One has a choice of anchorages. There is NEVER an instance
when one HAS to anchor on coral heads. As a matter of fact
it is stupid and irresponsible to anchor in coral areas.

The attitude that a sailor has a right to destroy coral
with chain needs to be challenged as it is not only
irresponsible but CRIMINAL.

Get a glue, asshole!

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Sir Gregory

On Wed, 11 Jun 2014 16:32:28 -0400, "Sir Gregory Hall, Esq."
wrote:

Bruce in Bangkok wrote:

I used a salt water pressure system for years, as Wayne's suggests,
and found it a far more effective solution than a brush.

Stupid person, indeed. It makes no sense at all to use
hundreds of amperes in order to run high-pressure pump
in order to wash mud off anchor chain when anchor chain
is just not ever necessary.

You do go on, don't you. High pressure pump? A simply 12 volt water
pump. About $100, most places.

One has a choice of anchorages. There is NEVER an instance
when one HAS to anchor on coral heads. As a matter of fact
it is stupid and irresponsible to anchor in coral areas.

Why do you say that? Nearly every bay in S.W. Thailand has coral in
it. Some times a great deal more then expected :-(

The attitude that a sailor has a right to destroy coral
with chain needs to be challenged as it is not only
irresponsible but CRIMINAL.

Get a glue, asshole!

You must come from a place where coral is rare. Here it is as common
as dirt.
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Cheers,

Brice

On Thu, 12 Jun 2014 07:29:06 +0700, Bruce in Bangkok
wrote:

One has a choice of anchorages. There is NEVER an instance
when one HAS to anchor on coral heads. As a matter of fact
it is stupid and irresponsible to anchor in coral areas.

Why do you say that? Nearly every bay in S.W. Thailand has coral in
it. Some times a great deal more then expected :-(

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There are plenty of good reasons for using a chain rode other than
coral risk, and since virtually all *serious* cruisers use chain, they
must know something that our hero does not.

On Fri, 13 Jun 2014 21:46:56 -0400, Wayne.B
wrote:

On Thu, 12 Jun 2014 07:29:06 +0700, Bruce in Bangkok
wrote:

One has a choice of anchorages. There is NEVER an instance
when one HAS to anchor on coral heads. As a matter of fact
it is stupid and irresponsible to anchor in coral areas.

Why do you say that? Nearly every bay in S.W. Thailand has coral in
it. Some times a great deal more then expected :-(

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There are plenty of good reasons for using a chain rode other than
coral risk, and since virtually all *serious* cruisers use chain, they
must know something that our hero does not.


They only know what they read in magazines. They use roll-up sails
for the same reason - because it's a fad. They think it looks
cool. Wrong, it looks stupid as hell and it breaks down way too
often.

All-chain rodes are just as STUPID for cruising yachts. Modern
anchors hold just fine with just a short length of chain attached
to a nylon rode. Modern windlasses handle nylon line just fine.
Chain gypsies can take a finer off in a hurry. Can and do!

The weight of chain alone makes it stupid to use. Why not
use sails made from stainless steel mesh. They would sure
never blow out in strong winds. Another stupid suggestion, huh?
Who needs all that extra weight aloft. It would make the yacht
too tender and it would negate ballast weight.

Bow lockers full of heavy chain cause a yacht to hobby horse.
One needs to keep the ends of the boat as light as possible
so the bow easily rises on the waves/chop/swell instead of
plowing through making for a wet ride. Putting weight on the
ends of a yacht causes a bad ride.

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Sir Gregory