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I'll be interested in the overall impressions. I went to the Sydney show in August, our second biggest show, and the sailing components...

Viking and Odin use Nyloc nuts, and lots of them, - they should not come loose. Spade use a bolt with a hole that allows a split pin to...

Depending on the substrate, area can be more important than weight. (See 'Fortress') A 10kg sSpade will hold your boat perfectly in...

Sales are based in Turkey - because that is where they are fabricated. I had noticed that as one moved east through the Med Bugels...

Carbon has a mixed reputation and usually used as a rudder stock to reduce weight compared with stainless, but lots of examples of...

It was you that said an increase of 6kg from 10kg to 16kg would offer a 60% increase in hold. 60% increase in weight will not result in...

I cannot believe your motor would be so unreliable as not to be trust worthy for a 4 hours motor - MoBos do it all the time, with no...

I'm not convinced that a heavy CQR will be any better than a smaller CQR in weed. These are 2 anchors, Deltas or Delta copies - makes...

I'm not sure why Noelex implies that doubling weight doubles hold. Anchors 'work' on the basis of design and surface area. If you...

I'm not afraid of the 'A' word - neither should you be. Your question is totally legitimate. Given your questions, suggesting lots of...

Welcome to the forum. If you can still edit the post - delete you email address or enjoy unwanted emails. Jonathan

I use the inner wire from a failed morse cable for splicing. I have one long one, about 0.75m and one short one, maybe 15cm. Jonathan

Just out of interest - how do you know it was British made chain. Secondly what size, weight, of CQR do you need in order to have a...

Loads on an anchor.... Windage is only part of the load. If the wind were constant, there was no chop and the yacht did not move -...

The downside to a Kobra anchor is its wimpy shank, prone to bending. Otherwise an excellent product. Sets reliably, holds tenaciously...