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In the US the shouting would have begun with the title. Pure heresy. Only nylon should be used for rode (or chain, of course--let's not go there right now). Polyester does not stretch. But of course, it does, just not as much. The WLL of polyester is nearly double and chafe is about 2-3 times...

ABYC is common in the US ... when it is followed. I do know the basic IEC and Chinese standards, but is there a specific ISO-like ABYC? I've searched and searched, but maybe I have US focused search engine. (just to make it fun in the US, cars and RVs both follow a different codes)

Most often I read of the husband driving and giving instructions to his wife of crew at the bow. We never did it that way and it does not make much sense to me. Most of the time I just anchor single handed. Turn the boat into the wind, walk to the bow while it slows, and deploy etc. from the...

I started a thread along these lines on another forum a few days ago. I'm curious what the UK impression would be: ---- Last Sunday I walked through the boat yard on the way to my boat. I joked with my wife how I only saw a few people, only from more than 75 feet away, and that they were all...

Sailor speak is wonderfully concise. Call out the name of a line and the desire action, and all is understood. On the other hand, I commonly hear jargon mis-used, or at least overused, just because it sounds nautical. I'm not above telling a non-sailing guest that the bathroom is up front on the...

Most recently in the US there was this one: https://www.mlive.com/news/index.ssf/2018/07/details_released_on_sailor_los.html https://chicago.suntimes.com/news/male-body-recovered-six-miles-belmont-harbor-lake-michigan/ I'm posting here because US sailors don't seem to know much about cold...

In the US this would be called a ditch bag. What you grab if you need to get of the boat and into a raft or dinghy in a sinking or fire. And not what you need to cross and ocean. What you would take if you expect help within hours or overnight. You won't be worried about catching fish, but...

We've had some fun threads on tethers, carabiners, and harnesses. Someone always comes back with "why not focus on not falling over." Well, that is rather obvious, isn't it? An attentive driver and good brakes are far more effective that seatbelts and air bags. Nice to have both, though, in case...

With all this talk of broken snap hooks (Spinlok), we haven't talked about what the catch must have felt like. Forensic evidence suggests that the impact force was 800-1200 pounds. If it didn't separate ribs, it sure caused some muscle spasms. Would you be willing to take a short drop on your...

Nylon is good stuff for most anchoring and mooring purposes; if there is a shock load, it stretches. Too much stretch, however, and you can bounce around. Dyneema is nice because it is chafe resistant, compact, and light. For practical matters it does not stretch at all, so shock loads can be...

I notice that Rocna has now moved the tripping eye from the top of the shank to back of the fluke. I assume working on the Vulcan got them to thinking, since that is where the tripping eye is on the Spade. It is also where the tripping eye is on a Fortress (back of the crown). The Rocna manual...

Though summer has now arrived, my last cruise was 3 days of rain and 1 day of clouds, and highs in the low teens C. My boat has a full hard top and thus good ventilation in damp weather, and I often don't get that wet. On the other hand, I was wearing a dry suit for 2 of the days! How do you...

This snubber was badly damaged by chafe in just a few days when twist from the 3-strand caused the lazy loop of chain to climb over the snubber line. 3-strand tends to rotate under high load if only 1 end is secured. Thoughts? A common problem?