Check the specs on the cord, it may not be UV proof, parachutes have a low lifetime of exposure to sunlight usually. Well unless you are prone to a lot of aviation disasters.
JohnB On 8/23/2010 9:48 PM, Ben Okopnik wrote: > On Mon, Aug 23, 2010 at 09:04:17PM -0400, spetri wrote: > >> I tried using the vinyl covered mushroom anchor I've been carrying for the >> last few years for the first time a few weeks ago off of the dingy beach in >> the GSP on BI. It was a total failure! :( I didn't thing it would perform >> so poorly. It just bounced on the mud sand bottom. I now know why it was >> gifted to me. >> >> Our dinghy has an air-deck so I'm concerned about pointy bits puncturing the >> deck. >> >> What are you guys using? >> > I've been using the standard 7-lb. folding grapple for ages, but not > exclusively. I rarely anchor the dinghy anyway, but there have been at > least two times when I just didn't trust the bottom or the wind and > current, so I hauled out my aluminum FX-23 (lunch hook for the big boat) > and used that. The dinghy was still there when I came back, so I guess > it was OK. > > Related point worth considering: Cabela's sells a 1000' spool of > parachute cord - the real mil-spec stuff - for $40. That's a really > great deal, considering that it has a nominal breaking strength of > 550lbs. and is less than 1/4" in diameter. Carrying a couple of hundred > feet of it in your dinghy allows you to have the dink a hundred feet > out, away from tilted-up outboards, nail-covered docks, etc. - but > retrieve it whenever you're ready to use it. > > >> PS ***Almost wrote "Inflatable Anchors" for the subject. With this group, >> I'm glad I didn't. :) >> > But you did, right there! I saw you! > > Hmm, inflatable anchor. Sounds like a great idea. You could blow it up > to the exact size you wanted, anything from a dinghy anchor to one > suitable for a cruise ship... :) > > > _______________________________________________ Liveaboard mailing list [email protected] To adjust your membership settings over the web http://liveaboardonline.com/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.liveaboardonline.com/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
