Post by Dave.S on Jan 22, 2007 1:09:35 GMT
I don't keep my boat at home due to lack of room so went up to check it out after the storms. Fortunately no problems.
Whilst there I thought I would carry out a few checks over the boat as I had nothing else to do. On checking the anchor warp I noticed that it was starting to show signs of fraying.
So I loaded the whole lot into the car and came home with so I could splice another eye in the bottom end of the rope and reconnect it to the anchor chain.
Before I recoiled the rope back into the tub, I don't have an anchor well, I clipped onto the end of the rope a small spare buoy so if I need to I can tip the whole lot into the water and get out of the way of a problem quickly, I can then return pick up the buoy and recover the lot.
Just a thought, when was the last time you checked your anchor rope?
Whilst the weather is cr*p why do some checks then you will be ready when a weather window opens.
Dave
Whilst there I thought I would carry out a few checks over the boat as I had nothing else to do. On checking the anchor warp I noticed that it was starting to show signs of fraying.
So I loaded the whole lot into the car and came home with so I could splice another eye in the bottom end of the rope and reconnect it to the anchor chain.
Before I recoiled the rope back into the tub, I don't have an anchor well, I clipped onto the end of the rope a small spare buoy so if I need to I can tip the whole lot into the water and get out of the way of a problem quickly, I can then return pick up the buoy and recover the lot.
Just a thought, when was the last time you checked your anchor rope?
Whilst the weather is cr*p why do some checks then you will be ready when a weather window opens.
Dave
