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I never wear shoes on board if it is warm enough for feet. - W

Bare feet are best - W

Curious that me posting that a friend's daughter was having to sell his boat to pay for his funeral generated a warning and removal...

Hopefully new sailors will avoid anchoring in situations where severe snubbing / snatch loads are likely to occur while the anchor is...

Not by you! I repeat that I have never claimed expertise "in all things anchoring" or indeed in anything. Come on, show me even one...

I guess this depends on your windless. We use thin polyester double braid and despite anchoring near 365 days a year there are virtually...

Thankyou for the lecture Neeves. I use a nylon snubber and chain hook. The snubber is a little less than one boat length. It works...

The extract you have diligently copied says the windlass should not take the full force when AT ANCHOR. Because of snubbing, iesnatch...

I always power set our anchor at 2000rpm before putting the snubber on, it never seems to have done the windlass any harm - my...

In your opinion. Which is worth no more than anyone elses. You must be a hoot at parties. I bet the girls queue up to listen to your...

I do not use anything that is plastic and have good experience of 25mm wide cotton ribbon 300mm long, folded onto two and then...

Not everyone knows everything, so your comment was unnecessarily patronisong and rude, no? — W

I currently have a 14" wheel bike (Bridgestone Picnica clone gifted to me by a man who rescued it from a skip) and it rides OK

It's space, not weight, that is the problem that started this thread - W