CliffA
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- Dec 29, 2009
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- Boat Info
- 2001 Sea Ray 340DA
Name: 'Happy Place'
4.5kW West. Generator
Purchased Nov. 2014
Fresh Water Use
- Engines
- Twin Merc. 6.2L (MPI)
640 hp (Total)
Raw Water Cooled
V-Drive Transmissions
i am going through my anchoring equipment to insure it is in good operating condition and also taking this opportunity to clean things up since they tend to get pretty dirty over time anchoring in waters with muddy bottoms....
one thing i have noticed is that my rope anchor rode tends to twist up over time which causes knots that will not pass through the gypsy.....i currently have 200' of 5/8" 3 strand nylon rope attached to 25' feet of 5/16" chain....i have read that using 8 plait nylon rope will eliminate the twisting problem....
my questions are:
1. is it true that 8 plait nylon rope will not twist when used with a windlass?
2. will an 8 plait nylon rope work well with my windlass which is a Lofrans Progress 1 model?
i understand that switching to all chain will eliminate the rope twisting issue but at this point i don't want to switch to all chain....
thanks...
cliff
one thing i have noticed is that my rope anchor rode tends to twist up over time which causes knots that will not pass through the gypsy.....i currently have 200' of 5/8" 3 strand nylon rope attached to 25' feet of 5/16" chain....i have read that using 8 plait nylon rope will eliminate the twisting problem....
my questions are:
1. is it true that 8 plait nylon rope will not twist when used with a windlass?
2. will an 8 plait nylon rope work well with my windlass which is a Lofrans Progress 1 model?
i understand that switching to all chain will eliminate the rope twisting issue but at this point i don't want to switch to all chain....
thanks...
cliff