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Sealing Anchor Chain Spill Pipes
Anchor lockers are a convenience to coastal cruisers but no friend to offshore sailors. Passagemakers often forgo a deck-clearing locker for a belowdecks anchor-chain...
Practical Sailor Classic: The Load on Your Rode
Without really meaning to, over the past several years, Practical Sailor has acquired a considerable reputation for testing anchors and anchoring gear. On more...
The Science of Stern Anchoring
Sailboats yaw at anchor. In prior reports we discussed seriously yawing can compromise anchor security, and we talked about how a riding sail can...
Chain, Chain, Chain:Mooring Rig Test Begins
Acco is the pre-eminent supplier of mooring chain to the recreational marine industry, partly by virtue of supplying most of West Marine’s galvanized chain,...
Chain, Chain, Chain:Mooring Rig Test Begins
Acco is the pre-eminent supplier of mooring chain to the recreational marine industry, partly by virtue of supplying most of West Marine’s galvanized chain,...
Valiant 40: Reshaping the Cruising Hull
The Valiant 40 has a long history. In 1972, Nathan Rothman decided to start a boatbuilding business and approached old friend Bob Perry to...
Bob Perrys Salty Tayana 37-Footer Boat Review
With several hundred boats sailing the seas of the world, the Tayana 37 has been one of the most successful products of the U.S.s...
Special Section – AnchoringAnchor and Mooring Chains: Vinyl-Covered Chain is the Pits
Our attention was forcefully drawn to the subject of mooring chains when the chain anchoring our raft, the Foulbottom, parted in a storm, and...
Chain Jams and Other Anchor Windlass Woes
Sailing season is getting interesting here in Southwest Florida, with many local boats priming for jumps to the Caribbean-both east and west-or bound for...
Mantus Anchor-chain Hook
One problem we did have, and this is specific to long snubbers in shallow water, is that when the wind goes light, it can...