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From: nathan moser (no email)
Date: Thu Sep 04 2003 - 12:34:09 EDT
On Thursday, September 4, 2003, at 12:00 AM, Rick H Kennerly wrote:
> .:.
> .:.As far as a vessel needing to clear an anchor and get under way,
> the most
> .:.effective tool to accomplish this task is the knife attached to
> your belt
> .:.via a lanyard.
> .:.
>
> My thoughts, too. OTOH, if you need to coax maximum power out of a
> windlass
> to get you off after a grounding, you'll still need an override device
> (or a
> manual windlass), to keep the strain on.
>
if my windlass didn't have manual operation, i'd rather rig a line back
to the biggest winch on my boat, and a rolling hitch to the rode.
manual winches don't catch fire. ;)
-nate
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