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Silly boy, Its common practice. Everyone and their dog knows an anchor works because it is heavy. That's why so many have overlarge...

Brainstorming... A prusik hitch and a carabiner might be faster and at least as secure. A rolling hitch or camel hitch with a half...

a. Any photo editor should have a resample/resize function to reduce resolution. b. You could have one turned by any machine shop. In...

Any good stainless welding shop.

You will need to supply more information. Could be most anything, any material. Most commonly these are stainless fabrications from--you...

If you fall into very cold water (I've been in 32F water with just warm clothes) a dry suit/survival suit/wet suit are vital, and so is...

In the US inflatable vests are not approved for children under age 16. I understand they are approved down to 8 years in the EU. The...

More like language drift by people that didn't understand the original slang origin. Common with sailing-based expressions. People use a...

Maxwell labels them both ways. The model number has a V or H for vert and horz. HRC10 - Maxwell Vertical windlasses Archives - Maxwell...

Having written for many magazines, the policy is to first consult the OED ... 1. Windlass 1294– A device for hoisting and hauling...

^^ Exactly! As an avid 40-year climber, a few local climbs come to mind. They were graded 5.9 in the original book, but are now...

It's just a water cooler conversation. That means the conversation is intended everyone that is reading, not specifically the person...

Definitely an Americanism, on that few Americans know the actual origin of. It is a sailing term. Actually, she is not sandbagging, she...

This also depends on the bottom. I like paint, but when around sand it wears thin within a few months, though it is still visible...

This is from the Lewmar windlass manual. My notes in color. The bolded parts were highlighted in the manual. 6.5 Operating tips •...