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Forum: Anchoring & Mooring

10-08-2017, 13:32

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Trick to keeping chain Rode from getting tangled???

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Posted By JPA Cate

Re: Trick to keeping chain Rode from getting tangled???

Quite so. We've only had to cut ours once in all our years of cruising, and did buoy it first. Snagged on an underground fiber optics cable we were. Came back at slack water and retrieved it...

Forum: Anchoring & Mooring

09-08-2017, 14:02

Replies: 29

Trick to keeping chain Rode from getting tangled???

Views: 7,321

Posted By JPA Cate

Re: Trick to keeping chain Rode from getting tangled???

Well, it IS the southern hemisphere!

But yes, Jim was twisting it anti-clockwise to keep it coming straight, this last time. I did not notice that before, so I can't speak for the other times....

Forum: Anchoring & Mooring

08-08-2017, 20:37

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Trick to keeping chain Rode from getting tangled???

Views: 7,321

Posted By JPA Cate

Re: Trick to keeping chain Rode from getting tangled???

As it happens, we have no cone. What we did, when we had access to a dock (but a jetty would work as well) was to flake it all down on the dock, and straighten it, bit by bit (Jim holding the...

Forum: Anchoring & Mooring

08-08-2017, 17:50

Replies: 29

Trick to keeping chain Rode from getting tangled???

Views: 7,321

Posted By JPA Cate

Re: Trick to keeping chain Rode from getting tangled???

^^^^^^^Exactly. All is not lost when the windlass is inadequate. Rolling hitches and primaries will save the day.

Ann

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