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Well, there's been nothing like that in the ten or so years since doing it.
14 Jul 2024
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I suspect NormanS was not referring to cruising in the Mediterranean. As I understand it you choose to keep your boat a long way from...
14 Jul 2024
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My dodgers are laced through the slots in the toe rail. To stop the lacing line from chafing on the sharp corners, I took the corners...
14 Jul 2024
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My favourite anchorages are not like that at all. We're just back from a six week trip, and mostly ours was the only boat in the...
14 Jul 2024
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Look out. There are elitists among us. Imagine letting the common herd enjoy what we enjoy.
14 Jul 2024
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Failing anchor chain
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And briefly, "A chain is only as strong as its weakest link".
14 Jul 2024
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I’m talking about 15m of Scottish Loch water……frostbite before you reach the bottom…..
13 Jul 2024
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We have sometimes anchored with crocodiles and hippoes around, or very frequently do in waters with 10cm visibility, strong currents and...
13 Jul 2024
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If I'm going in alongside a pontoon or similar, I have the end of a line made fast to the base of the midship cleat. On approach, the...
13 Jul 2024
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NormanS
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Cleat - poor match in size ... how to fit
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In my experience, all lines have a fixed length. And your point is?
13 Jul 2024
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Anchor Tripping
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There is a world of difference between freeing a fouled propeller at three feet below the surface, and freeing a fouled anchor at thirty...
13 Jul 2024
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NormanS
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Cleat - poor match in size ... how to fit
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It's perfectly possible to surge a line with a turn round a cleat.
13 Jul 2024
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Cleat - poor match in size ... how to fit
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I simply bolted a short length of alloy angle to the toenail upstand, and bolted the cleat on top. The exposed ends of the alloy angle...
13 Jul 2024
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Failing anchor chain
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To be absolutely sure, you would have to do the twist test on every link, meaning that you'd be left with a pile of individual cut...
13 Jul 2024
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Failing anchor chain
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I'm not sure how many chandler's car parks have decent vices. 😀
13 Jul 2024
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