Re: Stus-List pulling a crab pot using a boom

2018-01-07 Thread Dennis C. via CnC-List
Wow! 300 feet? In my area, when you see crab trap buoys, you're in LESS than 10 feet of water. Dennis C. Touche' 35-1 #83 Mandeville, LA On Sun, Jan 7, 2018 at 8:03 PM, Jeremy Ralph via CnC-List < cnc-list@cnc-list.com> wrote: > Setup for pulling a prawn trap using a block on the boom to a jib

Stus-List pulling a crab pot using a boom

2018-01-07 Thread Jeremy Ralph via CnC-List
Setup for pulling a prawn trap using a block on the boom to a jib car block to winch. Makes it easier to pull form 300ft. https://flic.kr/p/ZZrceh ___ Thanks everyone for supporting this list with your contributions. Each and every one is greatly appre

Re: Stus-List Small lead weight "sewn" into anchor rode?

2018-01-07 Thread Russ & Melody via CnC-List
Hi Bruce, The other guys are on the right track regarding kellet associations. But six ounces is ridiculously small of course, for the purpose, seeing as 10 - 50 percent of anchor weight is good. I suspect your little weights were sewn in to act as a kellet "stop" since it doesn't do much g

Re: Stus-List East Coast weather

2018-01-07 Thread Joe Della Barba via CnC-List
Here in Maryland we have a week coming up of above freezing weather – maybe up to 50 – and rain. This over snow and frozen ground = my yard turns into a mud pit. Not fun with dogs :( Joe Della Barba j...@dellabarba.com ___ Thanks everyone for su

Re: Stus-List Small lead weight "sewn" into anchor rode?

2018-01-07 Thread Rick Brass via CnC-List
A kellet is normally much heavier than 6 ounces – say 10 or 15 pounds. Commonly they have a snatch block or something like a carabineer on the top of the kellet so it can be affixed to the rode with a smaller line attached to the kellet so it can be lowered to a position about half way along the

Stus-List Small lead weight.

2018-01-07 Thread Brian Fry via CnC-List
To keep the line hanging straight down in the water to prevent wrapping the rode around the keel in a calm Anchorage? ___ Thanks everyone for supporting this list with your contributions. Each and every one is greatly appreciated. If you want to suppo

Re: Stus-List East Coast weather

2018-01-07 Thread Marek Dziedzic via CnC-List
We wish we had that +1 forecast, even if only aspirational… Marek From: CnC-List [mailto:cnc-list-boun...@cnc-list.com] On Behalf Of Persuasion37 via CnC-List Sent: Sunday, January 7, 2018 07:21 To: cnc-list@cnc-list.com Cc: Persuasion37 Subject: Re: Stus-List East Coast weather Marek You rem

Re: Stus-List Small lead weight "sewn" into anchor rode?

2018-01-07 Thread Mike Casey via CnC-List
Probably kellets? Used at that end to keep the line horizontal to the bottom for better holding? Mike Casey C&C 30, 1980 Halifax, NS On Sat, Jan 6, 2018 at 6:50 PM, Bruce Whitmore via CnC-List < cnc-list@cnc-list.com> wrote: > Hello all, > > On both of my old anchor rodes, there is a small (6 oz

Re: Stus-List East Coast weather

2018-01-07 Thread Persuasion37 via CnC-List
Marek You remind me of this skit. https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=wkDvqQKGgDA Mike PERSUASION C&C 37 K/CB Long Sault > On Jan 6, 2018, at 11:50 PM, Marek Dziedzic via CnC-List > wrote: > > Quite bitter. I chickened out and skipped this morning skiing – it was -26 C > an 40-50 km/h wind. It wa