"JAXAshby" wrote in message
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Not been on a cruise ship, I see.


not on one that was anchored. you see a lot of anchored cruise ships?

Yup. Try the Carib during New Years. Lots of anchored cruise ships. In
St. John, both us and the QE2 and at least 5 others were anchored. All the
Holland America boats anchor when they go to Holland America owned Half Moon
Cay. Try Grand Cayman. You ever been on a boat / ship?

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"JAXAshby" wrote in message
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Not been on a cruise ship, I see.


not on one that was anchored. you see a lot of anchored cruise ships?

Yup. Try the Carib during New Years. Lots of anchored cruise ships.
In
St. John, both us and the QE2 and at least 5 others were anchored. All
the
Holland America boats anchor when they go to Holland America owned Half
Moon
Cay. Try Grand Cayman. You ever been on a boat / ship?


Seen them anchored in St Martens, off Playa Car in the Yucatan, and
throughout the Galapagos.

"Paul Fritz" wrote in message
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"Calif Bill" wrote in message
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"JAXAshby" wrote in message
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Not been on a cruise ship, I see.


not on one that was anchored. you see a lot of anchored cruise
ships?

Yup. Try the Carib during New Years. Lots of anchored cruise ships.
In
St. John, both us and the QE2 and at least 5 others were anchored.
All
the
Holland America boats anchor when they go to Holland America owned
Half
Moon
Cay. Try Grand Cayman. You ever been on a boat / ship?


Seen them anchored in St Martens, off Playa Car in the Yucatan, and
throughout the Galapagos.




Forgot about the pics of anchored boats in the Galapagos. I'm thinking a
group of us may go in January. Then I can report on the smaller boats and
anchoring. And at Molikini in Maui, they use cables to the bottom.
Permanent moorings.

And at Molikini in Maui, they use cables to the bottom.
Permanent moorings.

they also use engine blocks, tons of concrete, scrap iron, used construction
chain and/or anything else that is ungodly heavy. put a 65# CQR down along
with 300 feet of chain there and you will drag downwind until you go up on the
reefs, or mainland.

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"Calif Bill" wrote in message
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"JAXAshby" wrote in message
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Not been on a cruise ship, I see.


not on one that was anchored. you see a lot of anchored cruise ships?

Yup. Try the Carib during New Years. Lots of anchored cruise ships.
In
St. John, both us and the QE2 and at least 5 others were anchored. All
the
Holland America boats anchor when they go to Holland America owned Half
Moon
Cay. Try Grand Cayman. You ever been on a boat / ship?


Seen them anchored in St Martens, off Playa Car in the Yucatan, and
throughout the Galapagos.

Every cruise ship I have been on has spent *at least* one day anchored
somewhere, requiring launches to get passengers to and from shore.

My boat has all chain rode. Of course I bought the boat from a "weak
old man." However I like it. Requires less scope nad hasn't broke
loose since I put I more appropriate anchor on it.

My boat has all chain rode

dummy, you ARE going to drag in a storm.

However I like it.

no doubt. it is easier to raise using an electric winch.

Requires less scope ...

only in lite winds and no waves.

....nad hasn't broke
loose since I put I more appropriate anchor on it.

haven't been in a storm yet, either. then your anchor is coming loose from the
bottom or your deck chocks are coming loose from your deck.

(JAXAshby) wrote in message ...
My boat has all chain rode

dummy, you ARE going to drag in a storm.

Prove it.

However I like it.

no doubt. it is easier to raise using an electric winch.

So friggin what. Am I supposed to "be a man" and pull the damned
thing up with my back everytime? If that's what you do, take a look
in the mirror to see a dummy.

Requires less scope ...

only in lite winds and no waves.

You make this **** up, don't you?

...nad hasn't broke
loose since I put I more appropriate anchor on it.

haven't been in a storm yet, either. then your anchor is coming loose from the
bottom or your deck chocks are coming loose from your deck.

When was the last time you had you Hobie Cat anchored in a storm?
That's what I thought.

Never talk to jax like he is a man, he is Spincter boy, has nothing nice to say
that I have ever seen.

dummy, you ARE going to drag in a storm.

Prove it.

the oil rig people believe it, why don't you?

Am I supposed to "be a man" and pull the damned
thing up with my back everytime?

get your belly down in size to less than your chest and your ass down in size
to less than your waist and you won't have that problem.

Jax said"This last one is something I'm going to stop with this message, for
there is
nothing to be learned at all -- no viable information -- from usenet groups for
me (as opposed to various other sailing related BB's). usenet groups, for me,
have become like room temperature coffee, all adreneline with no nutrition.?