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Have used them to extend the chain lengths on a pair of 10 ton chain hoists they both broke...NO WAY... would I use them to extend anchor chain...you,ll just have to put up with the inconvenience of hand lifting that link over your chain gypsy... <hr width=100% size=1>

Re: wpsalm Fog limiting visibility to say a couple hundred feet, reduce speed from 16knts to what ? 12knts...doubt that would make much difference. in order for a reduction in speed to be effective a vessel should be able to stop within half the distance of visibility ...no visibility all...

Re: Speed in Fog - Inevitable Having a lookout on the bow in fog is a waste of manpower. reducing speed in fog is a waste of time. and blowing a bloody fog horn every 2 minutes is irratating as hell...sailing a small boat in fog is bloody dangerous. and if you don,t like it stay home... <hr...

You don,t have a magnetic compass...? find that hard to believe... considering how over regulated your part of the world is...its a very important peice of kit, properly installed and adjusted, almost fool proof only one moving part ...think electrical failure and fog.. <hr width=100% size=1>

If possible avoid the following ....seawater cooling, engine driven compressors , holding plates....recomend a simple 12volt compressor which will draw 4 to 6 amps the system I,ve used and found most effective,plastic bottles of frozen water in the freezer compartment these will be your holding...

Re: talking of funny notices Q: why did the frog cross the road A: to visit his flatmate <hr width=100% size=1>

Have always kept a bar of soap in the linen locker, works for me. <hr width=100% size=1>

advertised as fuel gauge for your batteries...have been seeing these things in the chandlers for a few years now. keeps track of amp hours being used and displays battery voltage and amps remaining....I like the idea, do they work ? or is it just another gadget..? <hr width=100% size=1>

Had a 10hp sabb many years ago, nice little engine. The local sabb agent arranged a weekend seminar on maintenance and repair which I attended. so if you have any specific questions perhaps I can help .....feel free to P.M. me <hr width=100% size=1>

racing sailor, what ever gave you that idea ??....my sport is full time tropical cruising on the cheap....well not completly full time...occasionally have to seek gainfull employment but try to avoid it as much as possible...hense my interest in longer lasting sails. or anything else that makes...

cruising the tropics on a tight budget...you guys that are doing it will know what I,m talking about...drop the hook at 3 in the afternoon put the sail covers on ? well maybe, but then again might be getting underway first thing in the morning...and is,nt it amazing how fast the sails wear...

As a semi- retired professional seafarer, I,ve spent a lot of time writting up logs, faithfully recording all the trivial and tedious details. not complaining, its a legal requirment and part of the job..but I sincerly hope it never becomes a legal requirment for pleasure boats.. <hr width=100%...

Hi John , used to cruise that part of the world myself...I had my old radar on a pole aft. about 8 ft. off the deck...no problem with mast shadow, the radar will see pretty much what you would see if you were standing there yourself. the one thing I did notice though was that where the radar is...

Ya I,ve got a Westsail 32....sometimes called a wetsnail or wetsail... had mine about 14 yrs its quite an old design Colin Archer originaly ...pardon my spelling on some of this. the original design was the 47 ft. Redingskote Norweigion lifeboat . then around 1920 an American designer named...