As a default, it is a perfectly rational and safe assumption to never use a connecting link. You will never have a failure because of that decision. But properly sourced and assembled they are safe

Agree Would NEVER use a joining link in anchor chain. Cheers Alan Elyse SM437

Hi Bill Yes, we had pre-marked that spot on our plotter the night before entering but customs would not have any of that. We were instructed to go to a specific location on the other side and then had

Colin, For what it is worth from a SM owner that has been there/done that: You didn't find the tiny shallow (16 meters) spot at the Male Customs/Immigration lat/lon? There is a little bump in the

We are currently in the Maldives and on the very first day we dropped anchor here we were forced to anchor in 42m water waiting 4 hrs for customs. This was double the depth of anywhere we anchored

Dimitris, This is valuable information about the SidePower Thruster on the 54. The pin that you mention: Are you referring to the propeller locking pin (possibly shear-pin)? There is 1 of these

Congratulations! We live in the Bahamas, on land, with our SM at our sea wall. From 2002 to 2007 we lived aboard our Nordhaven at Grand Bahama Yacht Club, which was closed for awhile but I think it

Hi Miles, the 10mm chain is perfectly adequate for the SM so that would be your best choice. I wouldn't like to rely on a joining link, especially not one put on every now and

Paul, I respectfully make the following points: My recommendation is to always buy simple lead acid batteries like the DEKA brand DC31DT made by East Penn Manufacturing in the US. Or buy something

Bill R, I have always set my depth offset so the fathometer reads the actual water depth. It minimizes the chance for me making careless mistakes in arithmetic because I spend a LOT more time

Thanks Bill good info there All the best Miles

Look here for great information on C-links to connect two lengths of chain. (but look quick! His web hosting expires soon!) http://coxengineering.sharepoint.com/Pages/Clinks.aspx Bill Kinney SM160,

Many thanks Bob, I'll give it a try. Paul

Batteries again, Does anyone have any experience or knowledge about the Vmax batteries? They have two interesting batteries SLR125 and the XTR-135 125/135 Ah for a group 31 type batteries, with

Bill, I am writing this to clarify something in your recent post about anchor scope. I am sure you know this, but there wasn't enough detail in your post that newbies will certainly need. 10 meters

Hello Woody, this was a special request from the new owner. He wanted to charge his batteries with voltage up to 32V, but did not want to feed his appliances with 32V (while charging), so, this DC/DC

thanks very much for the swift responses to this question I agree 100m chain would be my preference..... I reread Beth Leonaids Blue Water Cruising last night - the section on anchoring Their 40ft

Oops! I’m bad. Too much time in the sun latey. With bestregards, Mark Skipper Sailing Vessel- Cream Puff www.creampuff.us From:amelyachtowners@... [mailto:amelyachtowners@...]

I agree Alan Danny