anchor question?
 

On Jun 13, 10:16*pm, Wayne.B wrote:
On Sun, 13 Jun 2010 17:55:08 -0700 (PDT), Tim
wrote:

Wayne, concerning my pontoon boat anchor. Does that mean that I need
to put a chain on my cement block?

Probably not if you only anchor in sand or soft muddy conditions. *On
the other hand if you want to anchor securely in rocky conditions, the
chain is a good idea. *

Can we assume that you don't encounter much coral in Illinois? * :-)

I'm sure you're aware that a concrete block anchor is not likely to
hold in a major wind squall.

LOL! No I dont' think there is much coral to worry about where I'm
from, only an occasional sunk refrigerator or deep freezer


Nah, the pontoon is a lake/river queen and doesn't have to hold
much. A major wind squall? I've been in one of those before, and
unless I get caught in it, I won't be on the lake when that happens.

anchor question?
 

"Wayne.B" wrote in message
...
On Sun, 13 Jun 2010 17:50:53 -0700, "nom=de=plume"
wrote:

Last but not least, chain provides abrasion resistance where it is
most needed. A nylon rode dragging on the bottom will not last long,
particularly on a rocky or coral bottom.

Can't you be fined for damaging coral? I thought that was the norm
these
days. Seems like you shouldn't be anchoring where you can do damage, so
that leaves sand, mud, and rocks (which sounds hard, no pun intended).

Depends where you lay anchor. But if you were a boater you would know
that. But as usual, just a dumb she-it ...

--
Taxation, modern day slavery. The loss of economic freedom.

Hey bozo... please tell us where you can put your anchor (assuming you had
one of course) on coral where you wouldn't damage it. I'm sure there are
some places where you wouldn't be caught or where the locals don't care,
but
since you're not going to be going to any of those places...

As usual, you demonstrate just how asinine you really are.
le

It turns out that there are stray bits of coral in many, many places.
They are scattered around the bottom like small rocks, are very sharp
and abrasive, and impossible to avoid in some areas. Since they are
not part of a living coral reef there is no real need to avoid them.

You have much to learn and should avoid being overly critical of those
who try to explain things to you.

I have no doubt that coral exists in lots of places. Seems to me that you
can almost always avoid them if you're careful.

You said that "there is no real need to avoid them," but in the previous
sentence said that they "are very sharp and abrasive." Seems to me that
there is a real need to avoid them.

As far as being overly critical, that's a reaction to the low-brow,
mean-spirited attitude of Canuck and a few others. I don't think I've been
overly critical of you or Greg or others who have been civil and helpful. If
you claim that I have "much to learn" (which I'm not disputing), then it
seems to me if you want to contribute to my learning, one should be civil
and not an ass.

anchor question?
 

On Jun 14, 12:18*am, "nom=de=plume" wrote:
"Wayne.B" wrote in message

...



On Sun, 13 Jun 2010 17:50:53 -0700, "nom=de=plume"
wrote:

Last but not least, chain provides abrasion resistance where it is
most needed. A nylon rode dragging on the bottom will not last long,
particularly on a rocky or coral bottom.

Can't you be fined for damaging coral? I thought that was the norm
these
days. Seems like you shouldn't be anchoring where you can do damage, so
that leaves sand, mud, and rocks (which sounds hard, no pun intended).

Depends where you lay anchor. *But if you were a boater you would know
that. *But as usual, just a dumb she-it ...

--
Taxation, modern day slavery. *The loss of economic freedom.

Hey bozo... please tell us where you can put your anchor (assuming you had
one of course) on coral where you wouldn't damage it. I'm sure there are
some places where you wouldn't be caught or where the locals don't care,
but
since you're not going to be going to any of those places...

As usual, you demonstrate just how asinine you really are.
le

It turns out that there are stray bits of coral in many, many places.
They are scattered around the bottom like small rocks, are very sharp
and abrasive, *and *impossible to avoid in some areas. *Since they are
not part of a living coral reef there is no real need to avoid them.

You have much to learn and should avoid being overly critical of those
who try to explain things to you.

I have no doubt that coral exists in lots of places. Seems to me that you
can almost always avoid them if you're careful.

You said that "there is no real need to avoid them," but in the previous
sentence said that they "are very sharp and abrasive." Seems to me that
there is a real need to avoid them.

As far as being overly critical, that's a reaction to the low-brow,
mean-spirited attitude of Canuck and a few others. I don't think I've been
overly critical of you or Greg or others who have been civil and helpful. If
you claim that I have "much to learn" (which I'm not disputing), then it
seems to me if you want to contribute to my learning, one should be civil
and not an ass.

Between the two of you, Wayne B is not the ass.

anchor question?
 

On Sun, 13 Jun 2010 20:52:18 -0700 (PDT), Tim
wrote:

Nah, the pontoon is a lake/river queen and doesn't have to hold
much. A major wind squall? I've been in one of those before, and
unless I get caught in it, I won't be on the lake when that happens.

Everyone who does a lot of boating gets caught in a wind squall sooner
or later. A good anchor is your best defense whenevery thing else is
going crazy. Picture a scenario where you are anchored out on the
lake on a nice summer afternoon and you suddenly notice a line of
thunderstorms moving in from the west. You go to start the engine
and head for the dock but it doesn't fire up for some reason. Without
a good anchor you will end up where ever the wind wants to put you.

anchor question?
 

On Sun, 13 Jun 2010 22:18:24 -0700, "nom=de=plume"
wrote:

I have no doubt that coral exists in lots of places. Seems to me that you
can almost always avoid them if you're careful.


Not always true, depends on where you are.

You said that "there is no real need to avoid them," but in the previous
sentence said that they "are very sharp and abrasive." Seems to me that
there is a real need to avoid them.

There is no need to avoid them for ecological reasons, and assuming
you have a decent length of chain attached to your anchor, as everyone
should, there is no reason to be concerned about abrasion either.

anchor question?
 

On 6/14/2010 6:41 AM, TopBassDog wrote:
On Jun 14, 12:18 am, wrote:
wrote in message

...



On Sun, 13 Jun 2010 17:50:53 -0700, "nom=de=plume"
wrote:

Last but not least, chain provides abrasion resistance where it is
most needed. A nylon rode dragging on the bottom will not last long,
particularly on a rocky or coral bottom.

Can't you be fined for damaging coral? I thought that was the norm
these
days. Seems like you shouldn't be anchoring where you can do damage, so
that leaves sand, mud, and rocks (which sounds hard, no pun intended).

Depends where you lay anchor. But if you were a boater you would know
that. But as usual, just a dumb she-it ...

--
Taxation, modern day slavery. The loss of economic freedom.

Hey bozo... please tell us where you can put your anchor (assuming you had
one of course) on coral where you wouldn't damage it. I'm sure there are
some places where you wouldn't be caught or where the locals don't care,
but
since you're not going to be going to any of those places...

As usual, you demonstrate just how asinine you really are.
le

It turns out that there are stray bits of coral in many, many places.
They are scattered around the bottom like small rocks, are very sharp
and abrasive, and impossible to avoid in some areas. Since they are
not part of a living coral reef there is no real need to avoid them.

You have much to learn and should avoid being overly critical of those
who try to explain things to you.

I have no doubt that coral exists in lots of places. Seems to me that you
can almost always avoid them if you're careful.

You said that "there is no real need to avoid them," but in the previous
sentence said that they "are very sharp and abrasive." Seems to me that
there is a real need to avoid them.

As far as being overly critical, that's a reaction to the low-brow,
mean-spirited attitude of Canuck and a few others. I don't think I've been
overly critical of you or Greg or others who have been civil and helpful. If
you claim that I have "much to learn" (which I'm not disputing), then it
seems to me if you want to contribute to my learning, one should be civil
and not an ass.

Between the two of you, Wayne B is not the ass.

The little bitch wants us to be nice to her and teach her stuff? She
needs to do an attitude reversal before that will happen.

anchor question?
 

On 6/13/2010 8:50 PM, nom=de=plume wrote:

"Canuck57" wrote in message
...
On 13/06/2010 5:48 PM, nom=de=plume wrote:

"Wayne.B" wrote in message
...
On Sun, 13 Jun 2010 16:50:21 -0300, "YukonBound"
wrote:

The anchor chain (usually long as boat length), helps keep the anchor
set
and makes it less likely to drag.

Last but not least, chain provides abrasion resistance where it is
most needed. A nylon rode dragging on the bottom will not last long,
particularly on a rocky or coral bottom.

Can't you be fined for damaging coral? I thought that was the norm these
days. Seems like you shouldn't be anchoring where you can do damage, so
that leaves sand, mud, and rocks (which sounds hard, no pun intended).

Depends where you lay anchor. But if you were a boater you would know
that. But as usual, just a dumb she-it ...

--
Taxation, modern day slavery. The loss of economic freedom.

Hey bozo... please tell us where you can put your anchor (assuming you
had one of course) on coral where you wouldn't damage it. I'm sure there
are some places where you wouldn't be caught or where the locals don't
care, but since you're not going to be going to any of those places...

As usual, you demonstrate just how asinine you really are.


Play nice with the boys and you won't get your ass handed to you 50
times a day.

anchor question?
 

"Wiley" wrote in message
...
On 6/13/2010 8:50 PM, nom=de=plume wrote:

"Canuck57" wrote in message
...
On 13/06/2010 5:48 PM, nom=de=plume wrote:

"Wayne.B" wrote in message
...
On Sun, 13 Jun 2010 16:50:21 -0300, "YukonBound"
wrote:

The anchor chain (usually long as boat length), helps keep the anchor
set
and makes it less likely to drag.

Last but not least, chain provides abrasion resistance where it is
most needed. A nylon rode dragging on the bottom will not last long,
particularly on a rocky or coral bottom.

Can't you be fined for damaging coral? I thought that was the norm
these
days. Seems like you shouldn't be anchoring where you can do damage, so
that leaves sand, mud, and rocks (which sounds hard, no pun intended).

Depends where you lay anchor. But if you were a boater you would know
that. But as usual, just a dumb she-it ...

--
Taxation, modern day slavery. The loss of economic freedom.

Hey bozo... please tell us where you can put your anchor (assuming you
had one of course) on coral where you wouldn't damage it. I'm sure there
are some places where you wouldn't be caught or where the locals don't
care, but since you're not going to be going to any of those places...

As usual, you demonstrate just how asinine you really are.


Play nice with the boys and you won't get your ass handed to you 50 times
a day.

You Dopers & wannabes can't find your own ass with both hands.... how are
you going to hand anyone else's??

anchor question?
 

On Jun 14, 8:00*am, Wayne.B wrote:
On Sun, 13 Jun 2010 20:52:18 -0700 (PDT), Tim
wrote:

Nah, the pontoon is a lake/river queen and doesn't have to hold
much. A major wind squall? I've been in one of those before, and
unless I get caught in it, I won't be on the lake when that happens.

Everyone who does a lot of boating gets caught in a wind squall sooner
or later. *A good anchor is your best defense whenevery thing else is
going crazy. *Picture a scenario where you are anchored out on the
lake on a nice summer afternoon and you suddenly notice a line of
thunderstorms moving in from the west. * You go to start the engine
and head for the dock but it doesn't fire up for some reason. *Without
a good anchor you will end up where ever the wind wants to put you.

That's true, wayne, and hopefully on the sandy shores. instead of the
huge rocks piled around the dam, or IN the dam.

anchor question?
 

"TopBassDog" wrote in message
...
On Jun 14, 12:18 am, "nom=de=plume" wrote:
"Wayne.B" wrote in message

...



On Sun, 13 Jun 2010 17:50:53 -0700, "nom=de=plume"
wrote:

Last but not least, chain provides abrasion resistance where it is
most needed. A nylon rode dragging on the bottom will not last
long,
particularly on a rocky or coral bottom.

Can't you be fined for damaging coral? I thought that was the norm
these
days. Seems like you shouldn't be anchoring where you can do damage,
so
that leaves sand, mud, and rocks (which sounds hard, no pun
intended).

Depends where you lay anchor. But if you were a boater you would
know
that. But as usual, just a dumb she-it ...

--
Taxation, modern day slavery. The loss of economic freedom.

Hey bozo... please tell us where you can put your anchor (assuming you
had
one of course) on coral where you wouldn't damage it. I'm sure there
are
some places where you wouldn't be caught or where the locals don't
care,
but
since you're not going to be going to any of those places...

As usual, you demonstrate just how asinine you really are.
le

It turns out that there are stray bits of coral in many, many places.
They are scattered around the bottom like small rocks, are very sharp
and abrasive, and impossible to avoid in some areas. Since they are
not part of a living coral reef there is no real need to avoid them.

You have much to learn and should avoid being overly critical of those
who try to explain things to you.

I have no doubt that coral exists in lots of places. Seems to me that you
can almost always avoid them if you're careful.

You said that "there is no real need to avoid them," but in the previous
sentence said that they "are very sharp and abrasive." Seems to me that
there is a real need to avoid them.

As far as being overly critical, that's a reaction to the low-brow,
mean-spirited attitude of Canuck and a few others. I don't think I've
been
overly critical of you or Greg or others who have been civil and helpful.
If
you claim that I have "much to learn" (which I'm not disputing), then it
seems to me if you want to contribute to my learning, one should be civil
and not an ass.

Between the two of you, Wayne B is not the ass.

You're unable to read? I never thought he was and never said he was, but you
are certainly one.