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Trevor, there is no correct way There are a multitude of answers each given on someones personal experiance. One of the factors and perhaps the most important one, is the weight and power of the boat using the tripping anchor. I see someone has sugested 2 X 9" cable ties. Splendid on a fairy solid powerfull boat but almost unbreakable with a 16ft day boat. Having a tripping anchor is going to be a waste of time if one makes the weak link too strong for ones boat. In an ideal world I supose one would try anchoring with a light trip and work ones way up to finding one that brakes out with applied force but doesn't pop out on every retrieve. However like you, I have found, that cheap poly twine works fine and is less costly than cable ties. I have been using it for 40 years or so, so I guess it will do for me . From my point of view you are doing it the correct way.

No it was definitely Payne, I knew him well Also check out http://www.history-tourist.com/sites/engla...sites/poole.htm It may well have been pronounced 'pay' in the Dorset dialect but Old Harry had a commission from the Crown to Privateer along the French coast and this hand written document shows the spelling Payne. In the 13th/14th century England had no navy as such and at times of war or national conflict the Crown could call upon merchant ships to sail under the Kings name. This became very profitable for the owners/captains of successful ships, as they could keep 50% of the value of ships and booty that they captured. So successful was privateering that many men who under other circumstances would be called pirates and thieves became famously rich and powerful men, as indeed did Harry Payne. Mad Mike

There is an apocryphal tale that the rocks were named after the character Harry Payne (or Paine) who was a privateer in the 13/14th Century. Harry Payne was a notorious privateer said to have plundered more than 100 French and Spanish ships, capturing many of them and returning to Poole harbour with them in tow for their booty. The official name on many charts is Handfast Point and the conspicuous promintory was noted in Roman information and also Viking writings. The town of Wareham (Vararrs Home) was the most notable Viking town in the 7th and 8th Centuries. The town being laid out in typical Viking manner. North and South streets running across East and West streets. The future of Old Harry in the 22nd Cent is also quite interesting but naturaly I can't tell you Earthlings about that. Mad Mike

quote.......Does anyone have experience of these plastic craft? and more particularly the correct way to fix cracks in the skin? I take it you mean 'thermoplastic' like very thick polythene? If so there is one huge problem, nothing sticks to it! And I mean NOTHING The several manufacturers of these hot moulded plastic boats used to offer repair kits. These kits consisted of strips of the plastic material (like pencils) and the instructions were to use a soldering iron to melt the stick into the split. As you can guess a very delicate job as too much heat and the whole lot blobbed into another hole If you can find some similar plastic or shave some of a none essential bit of your boat it might be worth a try. Mad Mike

Too late mate Mudhopper is gone to Tom. Any road up you've got an excuse 'cos your an ampmeter and he's a profeshnial an' shoulda known better like Martin said. One day someone might persuade me to tell the tale of my excursion into the mud, which ended up with Carol having to jump in, and then all of us spending 3 hours in a small yacht with a baby who had done an enourmous poo and there were no spare nappies! Mad Mike

Item 4630842367 on ebay. Mad Mike

Well as there is only him and theres two of us Martin I reckon the motion is carried and I think someone ought to brand his profile accordingly. I wonder if we should advise the yaching press at large? Mad Mike

I hearby propose that Tom Bettle be officialy renamed on this forum. His new name hence forth is MUDHOPPER. Do I hear a seconder to that proposal? Mad Mike

There is a tail that the lighthouse keepers, somewhere in the Scilly Islands I think, where the lighthouse was surrounded a rocky shore used to use a large box kite to take out a length of line with a baited hook. When it was over open water the kite would be allowed to lower trailing the bait into the water. When a fish took the bait they manouvered the kite higher and retrieved it together with the fish. I don't know if the story is true, but wouldn't it be great if it was Mad Mike

quote........loose kelp over sand such as found close in at Swanage and the Southerly part of Studland I think the weed at the southern end of Studland and around the inward side of Old Harry is that fearsome stuff 'Japanese Sea Weed' It has a hrendous growth rate, no known chemical killer, and multiplies expotentialy via the millions of grape like seeds on its stems. I was brought to the UK in ballast and has steadily spread it's way down the south coast. I can remember when all the water around Old Harry was clear and one could bring ones boat right up to the shore. This was in the 70's, 30 years later is is like a mini Sargaso Sea for 100 yds out. Mad Mike

Walter Shaw scrap metal Nuffield Trading Estate. Go to the office by the weigh bridge and ask the lady in the window, but don't give dimensions just hold your hands apart and say "Sorta this big" Take a magnet if it is magnetic it aint stainless! Re bending...... You might find cutting with a grinder and welding at the angle you want a better bet. Mad Mike

Welcome mate and no tall stories, or that name could rapidly change to bull5hit Mad Mike

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Listen you! I have medical opinion to say that I am sane (well at least not a danger to the public) which is more than you can say! Mad Mike

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Warm and Cuddly! You big girl guide You'll be going all moist round the eyes and reading Family Circle next "Can you feel the love on this page?" Mad Mike

Allan, first up the answer to why the anchor did not grip is because its a Danforth, it's as simple as that. The Danforth type is best used with chain throughout so the pull on it is virtualy horizontal. The 'rules' for anchoring etc are written for anchoring up over say a 12 hr period at night without someone on anchor watch. If this is the type of use you intend to use then stick to the rules. BUT We are fishermen, and the type of anchoring we require has different criteria. Firstly we rarely settle for more than a few hours and some times a lot less. We need an anchor that is easy to retrieve and lift into the boat. We need an anchor that will work on a wide variety of bottom ground. We are usualy awake and alert (HA Ha ) when at anchor. We tend to anchor where others wouldn't (fast water, rocky bottoms etc) So we can work to sort of ammended rules. One is that rope is less expensive than chain and much nicer to handle, Next although 'rules' for yachties talk about 5X depth we can get away with less something like 3X or less in certain circumstances' We need an all rounder for an anchor. We need an anchor that will trip (that is turn upside down when over stressed by a vertical pull). So, in your situation if you don't want the expense of changing the rope that's OK stick with it for the time being. Make sure you have a good 25ft of chain fixed to the anchor via a trip device. BUT most of all CHANGE THAT ANCHOR One of the most popular with sports fishermen is the Bruce type (A Bruce clone off ebay is quite cheap compared with the proper one). Another good anchor believe it or not is the old fashioned 'Fishermans'. The weight of the anchour for ease of use shouldn't go over 25lb. Personally I would go for something around 7.5Kg or maybe 10Kg if I was nervous. It is the 'hooking' power not the weight that matters. Mad Mike

Quote.......Many of the e-mails won't be stopped by a Spam stopper program. It is quite easy to write a fake e-mail that will not appear as SPAM. I don't know about others Paul but as I said I use Spamjab and have found them 100% at picking up not only pure spam but also the very realistic fake ones. Mad Mike

Bettle boasts.......I use Britany as it fits in the cheeks Now there's a bloke with a big arse!! Anyway to be serious..... The warp you have is polypropene and it is bouyant, however that has nothing to do with your anchor not holding. The total bouyancy of all your anchor warp would not be enough to float a 20oz weight so the fact that it is bouyant is a total red herring. As you already have it keep it and use it for a couple of seasons untill it starts to degrade.* I am staggered that you have a 60lb anchor!!! What sort of boat are we talking about? Secondly where were you attempting to anchor? No one can start to answer your problem untill they know the answer to these two questions. * The real drawbacks of polyprop as it is commonly called are ........ 1/ It is degradeable in sunlight 2/ As it degrades it becomes brittle and 'spiky' to handle 3/ It is a bar steward to coil neatly and keep in place 4/ Diameter for diameter it is far weaker than Nylon ropes. 5/ It floats so it is not suitable for crab pots as at low water the top of the rope is on the surface and can get caught up by passing boats. Mad Mike

Is this one of those 'The cheques in the post' gags? The two great male lies....... 'The cheques in the post' and 'Of course I'll respect you in the morning' I am sure Martin (Maverick) will give you a sensible answer very shortly Any way welcome to the inner sanctum of full membership mate. Mad Mike

Trevor mate, these things are common and stopped by any spam stopper system one uses, I use Spamjab. If one thinks a mail purporting to come from ebay is spoof just forward it to < spoof@ebay.com > and they will very quickly tell you if it is real or not. Mad Mike

Incredibly small penis is what this lad has. He finds the need to compansate with heroic (sic) deeds. A common fault with the drivers of Honda type R's too Mad Mike