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230 seamanship secrets the system. You don’t want weak links anywhere in this area. Anchor rode is made up of all rope, all chai ...

anchoring and marlinspike seamanship 231 Anchor Chain Size Recommendations Boat Length Chain Diameter 25–30 feet 1/4 ̋ 30–35 fee ...

232 seamanship secrets Rope Size As a general rule of thumb,^1 / 8 inch of diameter for every 9 feet of boat length gives a good ...

anchoring and marlinspike seamanship 233 wash galvanized or stainless thimbles and anchor rode with fresh water at the fi rst op ...

234 seamanship secrets rode should be 7:1, or 7 feet of rode for each foot of the above-mentioned factors. Make the scope 10:1 i ...

anchoring and marlinspike seamanship 235 to follow suit so that your boat swings with the tide in a small radius. Make sure when ...

236 seamanship secrets Open the block’s snap shackle and attach the weighted bag’s handles. Lower the sentinel. When the line b ...

anchoring and marlinspike seamanship 237 Make up an eye splice and thimble in the top end of the anchor line that’s connected w ...

238 seamanship secrets Keep the rode under moderate strain while you power or sail across the wind. When the anchor rode bears ...

anchoring and marlinspike seamanship 239 MAINSAIL-ONLY APPROACHES Drop or furl your headsail. Flake and lash the sail to one si ...

240 seamanship secrets Lower the anchor and feed the rode out rapidly as the boat sails past the anchorage position. When the r ...

anchoring and marlinspike seamanship 241 Kedge anchors have a great history of helping free grounded ships from rocky shoals. Th ...

242 seamanship secrets How to Make a Snubber Bridle for an All-Chain Rode To relieve shock loads on an all-chain anchor rode, ri ...

anchoring and marlinspike seamanship 243 Th e Five Kings of Marlinspike Seamanship Th e seaman’s abilities are put to the test w ...

244 seamanship secrets Make a fi gure eight. Wrap one full fi gure eight from horn to horn. It’s not necessary to make more tha ...

anchoring and marlinspike seamanship 245 Th ey tossed me a hawser and I dove beneath the hull. Of course, there could only be on ...

246 seamanship secrets Many variations exist, but I like the following version for security and simplicity. Remember the steps a ...

anchoring and marlinspike seamanship 247 Add some security. For more security, pass two or three half hitches around the standi ...

248 seamanship secrets “Your Call, Skipper” You’re the skipper or most knowledgeable crewmember in each of the following situati ...

249 What will the weather bring? Is the yacht and her crew fully prepared? —Erroll Bruce, This Is Rough Weather Cruising A falli ...