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From: Peter Gelinas (no email)
Date: Tue Jun 07 2005 - 13:09:35 EDT
Am just back from 3 weeks on Vancouver Island. A couple of post on the
subject ... not as much response as one might have hoped to one of the
biggest safety issues in sailing. Interesting that they come from people
like Norm and sy-gilana !! :-)
>While it is true that a stainless part, such as a swivel, will damage steel
>anchor gear. But the slot problem can be fixed by simply installing a nut
>and
>bolt in the space you don't want the shackle to go.
Nice and simple, had'nt thought of it.
>
>We do end-for-end our chain when the links rust so much they don't fit the
>wildcat anymore (they get farther apart). When this other end doesn't fit
>the
>wildcat, we get new chain.
Has anyone ever tried to re-galvanize? It cost about $ 100 to do a 25kg
anchor and 30 meters of chain in Europe. Much less than replacement cost
>
>I also set up my chain so I can cut the bitter end on deck. I can also
>unshackle it below decks. Have a fender handy to tie on to the chain so I
>can get
>it later.
I have a small fender and 10m of line tied a bit up from the last link so I
dont cut it by mistake. I don't think I would be able to find some line, tye
a decent knot to a fender and the chain if something big was bearing down on
me. For the cost of a used fender, I have one dedicated.
Peter
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