Chain might have been slightly heavier, but not much and it was the only gear we had to hand, I'm going from an old memory but it was definitely...
~100ft LOA, sailing vessel NOTE: the weather conditions were perfect for what we wanted to do and we were well aware we could lose the anchor...
Anchored for a short period, daylight hours only, in 130metres of water, we used a plow type anchor with a retrieve line of 16mm and the main warp...
Bourbon is not having a good time right now, From Associated Press: "Pirates hijacked a French boat (during the night of Sat 3 to Sunday 4) and...
Oh well the little Woolacott is still floating 5months after being put in the water and everyone that has had a good look over her says we must...
Fairs fair, but in the case of my boat, 50years old, no black gooey stuff found anywhere - though not sure when she was last fully re-cauked,...
Have come across alot of small yachts cauked with cotton and it was a traditional way of cauking small boats due to the very narrow seams, The...
Finally got my 22ft keeler in the water after 6years on the hard, the guys at the yard put her in the water with the travel lift for a few hours...
I had no problems, wroked well, was able to show the wife what I used to work at, thanks :)
Last offshore company I worked for had the attitude that as a computer program (even an excel spreadsheet) is not mandatory the company is not...
An AHT built in / around 1976 had the winch stall load included in stability calcs for anchor handling and in the notes was a requirement to...
Yeap, when they did the decking repairs inthe mid '90s. There were problems with corrosion, but around the deck area no, mostly in the bilges...
A sailing ship that I have crewed on since I was 16 has teak decks, they now need a little attention, simply due to the wear and tear of over 22...
I have not worked in the North Sea. Though in SEA I have said "NO" and have had it respected and did not get offhired or sacked, I have found...
Tanden anchor handling has been done for many years, I feel that a prohibition on it may result in more accidents as one vessel will be carrying...
