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Skippy is gonna get SLAMMED!
On Thu, 01 Oct 2015 15:49:13 -0400, "Sir Gregory Hall, Esq."
wrote: Looks like Skippy has a Cat 3 or 4 hurricane in the offing. Seems like it's gonna track right up the Bahamas and the Abacos are gonna catch hell. I hope he found a good hurricane hole for the Flying Pig or it might REALLY end up flying. === What makes you think Skip and the FP are still in the Abacos, and why are you so cheerful about it? What's your hurricane plan if one starts heading for the Keys? |
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On Thu, 01 Oct 2015 16:30:29 -0400, "Sir Gregory Hall, Esq."
wrote: What's your hurricane plan if one starts heading for the Keys? Depends upon from whence it arrives and with what strength. For Cat 4 or 5, the Little Shark River is among my favorite hurricane holes an it only takes half a day to get there. Great place, one of my favorite wilderness destinations. For those storms below cat 4, my 800-pound ring mooring suffices. What is a ring mooring, multiple anchors in a circle? If so, how many? |
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Skippy is gonna get SLAMMED!
On Sat, 03 Oct 2015 13:29:26 -0400, "Sir Gregory Hall, Esq."
wrote: What is a ring mooring, multiple anchors in a circle? If so, how many? Two 48" diameter cast iron manhole cover frames or rings, one on top of the other sunk into the bottom. Each one weighs about 400 pounds. === Interesting. Do you chain them up to a mooring buoy? |
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On Sun, 04 Oct 2015 12:46:54 -0400, "Sir Gregory Hall, Esq."
wrote: Looped around the anchors is a length of 3/8" stainless steel chain to which is attached a hefty stainless steel swivel to which is attached two 25-foot lengths of 1/2" three-strand nylon, eye spliced around two SS thimbles. === 1/2 inch nylon is kind of light for riding out a hurricane. How do you keep the nylon from sinking to the bottom when you go for a sail? |
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Skippy is gonna get SLAMMED!
On 10/4/2015 10:46 AM, Sir Gregory Hall, Esq. wrote:
On Sun, 04 Oct 2015 12:27:59 -0400, wrote: On Sat, 03 Oct 2015 13:29:26 -0400, "Sir Gregory Hall, Esq." wrote: What is a ring mooring, multiple anchors in a circle? If so, how many? Two 48" diameter cast iron manhole cover frames or rings, one on top of the other sunk into the bottom. Each one weighs about 400 pounds. I don't get it. First, two 4' diameter manhole covers. Where'd you get them? Second, how'd you move them to site? Third, .5" nylon is trivial compared to the holding power of that anchor. It's silly to use TWO manhole covers and .5" of rode when one cover would hold to the point of the nylon breaking. I'm presuming a sand bottom rather than oyster or limestone. The cover sinks over time like a mushroom. Lastly, if there no buoy, how do you recover the rode? -paul --- This email has been checked for viruses by Avast antivirus software. https://www.avast.com/antivirus |
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