GL: Used anchor chain

Skipper Bob skipperbob at att.net
Mon Aug 27 17:15:04 EDT 2007


I heard of an old chain & anchor being found wrapped around the legs of a 
disagreeable wife.  Her husband said; "isn't that just like a woman to run 
off and take my anchor and chain with her!"

Elaine & Crew
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----- Original Message ----- 
From: "jonathan olenick" <jdolenickmd at yahoo.com>
To: "great loop list" <great-loop at lists.samurai.com>
Sent: Monday, August 27, 2007 3:57 PM
Subject: Re: GL: Used anchor chain


> 1) please do not throw it overboard, it will surely foul someone's anchor
> 2)
> use it as  movable ballast
> 3) keep it to shackle on as extra chain in a blow
> 4) ball it up to use as an anchor setinal
> 5) give it to the boy scouts
> 6)take
> it to a scrap metal dealer
> 7)give it to your shipyard
> 8) cut off 20 ft to
> chain your boat to a cleat while traveling to keep the local from untieing
> your boat
> 9)offer it to a boating neighbor.
>
>
>
> ----- Original Message ----
> From: fred <fred at tug44.org>
> To: great-loop at lists.samurai.com
> Sent: Sunday,
> August 26, 2007 8:55:29 AM
> Subject: Re: GL: Used anchor chain
>
>
> Ken,
>
> In Port
> of New York, the traditional use for old chain is to use it to
> weigh down
> stuff you don't want floating... such as Jimmy Hoffa, for example.
> (wink)
> Fred
> Tug 44
>
> ----------------------------------------
> From: "Ken
> Tucknott"
> <katuck214 at mchsi.com>
> Sent: Sunday, August 26, 2007 10:57 AM
> To:
> "Great Loop"
> <great-loop at lists.samurai.com>
> Subject: GL: Used anchor chain
> Replacing old
> anchor chain ( approx. 150 ' ) wondering what can be done with
> the old.  Any
> suggestions??
>
> Ken Tucknott
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