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If drying out we would always lay at least 2 anchors, the bow anchor and usually two off the stern, one on each transom. We would...

I wonder how many recognised anchorages are host to a sloping seabed such that it is a hazard. I confess that in the last 40 years, I...

My feeling is, I'd probably be fine on a scope of 3:1 with the wind off the shore. Much preferable to being on the lee shore whatever...

Presumably this is because the pull on the rode is at a greater angle is you're pulling down the slope. I could see that being an issue...

Given that you are an avid reader of anchor threads I would assume you have found that out for yourself. However just to give you a...

Like others Tranona volunteers his deep knowledge when he has the time and I have found his knowledge reliable. I suspect that if you...

I was invited on board the Enterprise to identify if I could help then with exactly this problem. Spock showed me around and I...

If all you want is hot water but don't want to run the engine, don't have electricity (or not enough) - and have gas..... You can buy...

Just get a Pantone shade chart - all the colours are there and all paint suppliers know exactly how to mix to get the shade you want...

Text book practice. You have answered your own question - you don't need to add extra ballast. Some of the equipment for yachts is...

Because every bit of the copper is covered with epoxy, you have to remove that thin layer to expose it

If one reason to carry the Fortress is to give security in soft muds - then you need size and you need to accept that the same anchor...

It dependfs how much you are adding but unless you increase the resin content as well then the tinted paint will not be as strong as the...

Do you have room in the ballast chamber for another 5kg of lead + a layer, say 10mm, of resin to seal the chamber? Personally I don't...

Our prodder retracts of course. We have a DF over a corsair primarily because we have to fold on our mooring. Corsairs immerse the sides...