I need to stop posting when I'm tired. I have enough trouble typing when I'm awake! Doc
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"Doc (The Tin Boat King)" wrote in message ...
If you are using a reel to hold the rope tie the bitter end to the reel and run the rope through a pat eye then to the anchor.
Besure to put a figgure eight knot in the lin so that when you play out all the anchor line the stain is on the pat eye and not your
plasitc hose reel (put the knot between the reel and the pat eye allowing enough slack so you don't break your reel). Now annd a
cleat to tie the anchor line off to when not using the full length of line. Doc
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"Charles T. Low" wrote in message ...
Good point. We might add that Bowgus means to attach the bitter end, not
just "the rope," which will also of course be cleated or otherwise secured
somewhere along its length.

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"Bowgus" wrote in message
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And before you stretch out for a snooze ... connect the rope to the boat.

"Peggie Hall" wrote in message
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Steve @ OutdoorFrontiers wrote:
"Sierra fisher" wrote in message
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Stupid question: Do you attach the rope to the chain and the chain to
the
anchor OR attach both the rope and chain to the anchor, ie, chain is
not
attached to rope?


Not a stupid question at all. Attach the chain to the anchor, the
rope
to
the chain. Bingo, now you're in business.

The other question is HOW to attach the rope to the chain and the chain
to the anchor...just tying it on is not the recommended method.

Splice a thimble into end of the rope (or, if you don't know how and
don't want to learn how, you can buy anchor line with a thimble already
spliced into one end)...use shackles to attach the chain to the rope
and to the anchor.

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Peggie
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Specializing in marine sanitation since 1987
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Other Sources of Aggravation and Odor"
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