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Re: Removing tension from windlass
Lord, and I thought the hot coffee lawsuit was bad
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Re: Removing tension from windlass
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Lord, and I thought the hot coffee lawsuit was bad
Worse yet, both these procedures were in
Canada
and we are (were) not a litigious society.
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Worse yet, both these procedures were in
Canada
and we are (were) not a litigious society.
That's what happens w hen you live in a bad neighborhood!
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Re: Removing tension from windlass
I share the opinion that the load of an
anchor
on the roller should be no problem for a decent
windlass
. However, I use a shock cord not to relieve the load but to silence rattling.
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Re: Removing tension from windlass
Way to get things back on track Dave
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