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From: janice142 (no email)
Date: Fri Apr 18 2008 - 12:27:10 EDT
An option as per Hal Roth ("After 50 Thousand Miles" if memory serves me)
was use of a fender. He mentioned that a fender would put pressure right at
the water's surface, and that pulling the fender under would be difficult so
he used it (the fender) as a reference guide of sorts when ashore and
checking on his boat.
At this point I can't recall the exact details but do believe we'll give his
theory a test run next month.
Did buy the 16 pound Hydro-Bubble which set promptly as per the write-up in
West-Marine (but that was sand/Atlantic Ocean, so I can't say that was a
true test of holding power) ... even with all chain she went down exactly as
advertised and held immediately.
In any event, next shot out, will tie a small fender to the chain on a short
length of line (boat end/not anchor) and see if that does anything. Logic
says it would, but logic when applied to boats gets a bit iffy, you know?
J (and Frank)
Wondering if there are any flaws to this approach that I can't see...?
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