Gene wrote:
On Thu, 10 Sep 2009 15:32:01 -0500, Vic Smith penned the following
well considered thoughts to the readers of rec.boats:

|On Thu, 10 Sep 2009 13:14:28 -0700 (PDT), FishWisher
wrote:
|
|I'm just too old and worn out to fight the anchor while standing at
|the bow of a rather small boat. Having had a windlass on two prior
|boats I decided I couldn't live without one even on this smaller boat.
|At 65 I'm too frail - or maybe just too lazy - to hand over hand the
|rode.
|
|This was an install of the small Pro-Sport 550 which is selling all
|over the 'net. I chose to have a 100' all chain "rode" once again, as
|I've done in both prior installs.
|
|Photos of the project as it proceeded are on my homepage, www.FishWisher.com,
|then click on the top of the left column menu for the photos.
|
|Whew. It was a big job for this old geezer! I believe I'll keep this
|boat 'til my estate owns it.
|
|Dale
|
|Looking real good, Dale. Post when you try her out.
|That chain made me think about something..
|If you get anchor fouled and have to cut loose, how to you do it?
|Carry boltcutters?
|
|--Vic

With what an anchor and 100 feet of chain costs? You just stay
there......



That's why I use cheap anchors and rope on the S.S. Yo Ho.
Of course, I don't do any *serious* anchoring with that boat.



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