Well that's certainly a simple fix! Steve Weinstein S/V CAPTIVA 1997 Hunter 376, Hull #376 Sailing out of Oyster Bay, NY
All outgoing mail protected by VIPRE A/V ----- Original Message ----- From: "Jim Lynch" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Thursday, May 14, 2009 8:45 AM Subject: Re: [Liveaboard] all chain rode with a windless > Ron Rogers wrote: >> >> *You can wrap the chain on the cleat, but snubbers are the way to go. >> A claw, Windline plate, or Campbell chain hook will all work. Once the >> 10 to 15 foot nylon has the load, you let out a loop of chain hanging >> down behind it to secure the snubber better and add a little weight to >> the chain. You can then wrap the chain around a cleat. Never use the >> windlass to try and break out the anchor. Guess where you put the >> chain if you have to break the anchor out? Right, the mooring cleat. >> Ron* >> > I have found that sometimes, even though I try to load it as Ron > suggests the hook drops off of the chain. I obtained a piece of > tourniquet from a friendly nurse, constructed a rubber band using Marine > Goop. It works great and I've still got lots of material left over for > more, if necessary. See http://windangel.org/images/hook-keeper.jpg for > a picture. > > Jim. > _______________________________________________ > Liveaboard mailing list > [email protected] > To adjust your membership settings over the web > http://www.liveaboardnow.org/mailman/listinfo/liveaboard > To subscribe send an email to [email protected] > > To unsubscribe send an email to [email protected] > The archives are at http://www.liveaboardnow.org/pipermail/liveaboard/ > > To search the archives > http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected] > > The Mailman Users Guide can be found here > http://www.gnu.org/software/mailman/mailman-member/index.html _______________________________________________ Liveaboard mailing list [email protected] To adjust your membership settings over the web http://www.liveaboardnow.org/mailman/listinfo/liveaboard To subscribe send an email to [email protected] To unsubscribe send an email to [email protected] The archives are at http://www.liveaboardnow.org/pipermail/liveaboard/ To search the archives http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected] The Mailman Users Guide can be found here http://www.gnu.org/software/mailman/mailman-member/index.html
