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Fire wood is also environmentally unfriendly, its very difficult to gain permission for a new fire in a house - no matter how efficient...

This seems to apply to production scraps from new rope - I don't know if it applies to used, retired rope. Repurposed Rope Insulators...

I'd seen the budget. One reason for outboards - they are light, don't take up the space of an inboard, can be lifted to reduce drag and...

I find the title of the thread something of a contradiction, 'decent budget' and 'catamaran' would be unusual bedmates in a sentence...

thanks for your replies chaps ...... I think i will leave as . Cheers

Its a recurring topic. Partially because I keep mentioning re-use of retired gym climbing ropes as snubbers, to the annoyance of some...

If its not broke don't fix it

Some equipment suppliers offer shorter cables to over come the issue you, might, have. If it all works, I'd leave well alone - unless...

Sorry Norman, another long post - but you have no need to read it. Reading posts, as far as I know, is entirely voluntary. Equally...

Can’t be an anchor discussion....that many people couldn’t agree with each other

Get yourself some retired climbing rope add your Aliexpress Low Friction Rings, a pair of gloves, pack in neat canvas bag marked...

You rig gear, its called lots of heavy chain, I had a modern catamaran and I wanted to keep it light so that I could sail fast. Lots of...

In the lifting industry all the components are defined by strength, G80, G100 and G120. Components are also defined by size, metric...

My rode is not subject to snatch loads as I use 2 snubbers (aka a bridle). I notice that other yachts, who do not use a snubber or one...

Actually, if you are blaming me, I do not devise Working Load Limits - these are devised by, the chain maker (who knows his galvanised...