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... But why go to the bother of cutting away the can? A few uses and it should go away by itself. BF But who wants flaky rust aboard, or even leaky rust? I'm into efficiency, but the residue cleanup would be more effort than the cutaway :{)) L8R Skip, older and wiser, but not yet rusting away -- Morgan 461 #2 SV Flying Pig KI4MPC http://tinyurl.com/384p2 The vessel as Tehamana, as we bought her "Twenty years from now you will be more disappointed by the things you didn't do than by the ones you did do. So throw off the bowlines. Sail away from the safe harbor. Catch the trade winds in your sails. Explore. Dream. Discover." - Mark Twain |
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"Commodore Joe Redcloud©" wrote in message ... On Mon, 12 Dec 2005 05:27:28 GMT, "Bryan" wrote: "Jonathan Ganz" wrote in message ... In article , Jeff wrote: BTW, what kind of anchor do you use, and do you have a windlass? Perhaps using collets instead of 300 ft of chain. My recollection is that they're also almost as good. -- "j" ganz @@ www.sailnow.com Now I have to look up collets! Thanks. You will have much better results looking up "kellet" Commodore Joe Redcloud© Thanks to all for the word, kellet, and the links. Bryan |
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"Gordon" wrote: How do all you cruisers keep your boats from walking all over the place when using brait or nylon at anchor? Chain lays on the bottom and pretty much holds you in one place but line lets a boat roam at will. How do you prevent that? As others mentioned, if you're the first in the anchorage, twin anchors off the bow is the usual answer. Most of the time, doing what everyone else is doing is right, though. Once in a while, we'll tie a dock line to the rode with a rolling hitch, cleat at a mid or stern cleat, then ease the rode out so the boat "cocks" to one side. At about 30 degrees to the wind, the boat wanders very little. Handy for keeping the sun in the right place. Also handy in those times when wind and waves are not aligned. -- Jere Lull Xan-a-Deux ('73 Tanzer 28 #4 out of Tolchester, MD) Xan's Pages: http://members.dca.net/jerelull/X-Main.html Our BVI FAQs (290+ pics) http://homepage.mac.com/jerelull/BVI/ |
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Jere Lull wrote:
Once in a while, we'll tie a dock line to the rode with a rolling hitch, cleat at a mid or stern cleat, then ease the rode out so the boat "cocks" to one side. At about 30 degrees to the wind, the boat wanders very little. Handy for keeping the sun in the right place. Also handy in those times when wind and waves are not aligned. Referred to as pointing ship. This technique was used to bring guns to bear when at anchor and there was an offshore or onshore wind. It can also be done using spankers or mizzens on full rigged ships. Very neat! |
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"The Complete Book of Anchorng and Mooring" by Earl Hinz will answer
(almost) everything. ==== Charles T. Low www.boatdocking.com ==== "Gordon" wrote in message ... How do all you cruisers keep your boats from walking all over the place when using brait or nylon at anchor? Chain lays on the bottom and pretty much holds you in one place but line lets a boat roam at will. How do you prevent that? Gordon |
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AKA "cannon balls" i the salmon trolling fleet. Usually come in 30 or 40 pound size with nice brass eye for connecting small stuff. Most any commercial fishsing store on west coast from N 48- to N 38- will have have them. Two common a Englund Marine, OR....... no, not england, Englund Fishermans supply, WA Bob |
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"Bob" wrote in message oups.com... Hi: AKA "cannon balls" i the salmon trolling fleet. Usually come in 30 or 40 pound size with nice brass eye for connecting small stuff. Most any commercial fishsing store on west coast from N 48- to N 38- will have have them. Two common a Englund Marine, OR....... no, not england, Englund Fishermans supply, WA Bob Bought mine at West Marine. They have sizes down to a few pounds as sport fishermen use them with downriggers. |
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