Once the pitch of the chain changes by more than 1-2mm, the windlass gypsy will no longer pull it very well. BTDT. Lee Haefele ----- Original Message ----- From: "Ben Okopnik" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Monday, June 22, 2009 7:35 PM Subject: Re: [Liveaboard] Test - Anyone There?
> On Sun, Jun 21, 2009 at 11:01:24PM -0400, 'bella wrote: >> Thanks another company to avoid... like raymarine refusing to help me >> with the >> older chartplotter on an previous boat.. and standard horizon.. >> ═ >> I am here... just bought a boat out of storage and have been removing >> piles of >> rusted anchor chain... it is amazing what brillo pads do after 15yrs... > > A suggestion I heard on another list for rusty anchor chain: tie it > behind your car and drag it down an unpaved road for a mile or two. Gets > it de-rusted in a hurry. > > Now _that's_ hardcore. :) > > > -- > * Ben Okopnik * Editor-in-Chief, Linux Gazette * http://LinuxGazette.NET * > _______________________________________________ > Liveaboard mailing list > [email protected] > To adjust your membership settings over the web > http://www.liveaboardnow.org/mailman/listinfo/liveaboard > To subscribe send an email to [email protected] > > To unsubscribe send an email to [email protected] > The archives are at http://www.liveaboardnow.org/pipermail/liveaboard/ > > To search the archives > http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected] > > The Mailman Users Guide can be found here > http://www.gnu.org/software/mailman/mailman-member/index.html -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- No virus found in this incoming message. Checked by AVG - www.avg.com Version: 8.5.339 / Virus Database: 270.12.88/2196 - Release Date: 06/22/09 18:11:00 _______________________________________________ Liveaboard mailing list [email protected] To adjust your membership settings over the web http://www.liveaboardnow.org/mailman/listinfo/liveaboard To subscribe send an email to [email protected] To unsubscribe send an email to [email protected] The archives are at http://www.liveaboardnow.org/pipermail/liveaboard/ To search the archives http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected] The Mailman Users Guide can be found here http://www.gnu.org/software/mailman/mailman-member/index.html
