Im not sure how long ago this was, I think I read the story some time ago. It doesn't say why the chain broke but in an anchorage like this with coral sand (terrible holding, perhaps the worst) I

In amongst the other projects we have been working on this summer, was what was supposed to be a quick and easy cleanup of some rust bleeding from the screws that hold down the deck hatches. Like many

Hi all, As promised, my feedback: I measured 23.5V at the poles for the water pump on the pump controller. Got puzzled again as it’s meant to be for a 12V pump. Talked to Veco who told me i should

I did my first SDR from Martinique to Newport this last May. It was an interesting rally for me because I never once saw another rally goer from start to finish, and only communicated with one other

Im not sure how long ago this was, I think I read the story some time ago. It doesn't say why the chain broke but in an anchorage like this with coral sand (terrible holding, perhaps the worst) I

Paul,    I have a 125 watt panel on each side.  Did this about 10 years ago.  Panel are attached to the rail with Stauff clamps (http://www.stauff.com/) which allows me to easily rotate them into

I've done 2 Salty Dawg rallies (one each way) and 4 ARC rallies. I like the fun of it, the comaraderie , the tiny bit of competition, the weather routing, and the help with check-ins at new

We have 3 x 200W panels on the Emek Arch.We don't have panels on the rail. Cheers Alan Elyse Sm437

Thanks mark..that's the one Cheers Alan Elyse SM437

Many thanks for all the advice. I'm still not quite sure whether or not it needs replacing, or as some one suggested, just re-galvanising. It's not compltely rusty, but there are signs that links have

For you who have solar panels on the rail, which size do you have? Currently we have 450 w on an Emek Arc, and 2x 100 watt on the rail, the 2x 100 are semi flexible works ok, but I can see that they

Possibly the anchor chain caught under a larger coral head right under the bow so that in effect there was 1:1 scope. If it was blowing 40kn across a coupe of miles of fetch then the sea might have

I believe that rather than morbid curiosity, the original reason to post this tragedy was because Bill R had asked if anyone had ever heard of an anchor chain breaking. The listing for Makoko

We have enrolled for the SD rally, we have attended a few Rallies and that have given us several close good friends and the camaraderie have been very nice indeed . That is the main reason for us to

Hi All Whilst on this topic, I heard somewhere that there may be a rally which sails out of the Caribbean at the start of the hurricane season, around via Colombia etc and back to the Caribbean in the

Maude has just told use that she has these in stock. If they are not in stock, they might not be easy to get from Amel. The ones we have are cast parts and not cheaply made in small quantities. We

Colin, the World ARC does the circumnavigation. www.worldcruising.com. Peter Forbes 0044 7836 209730 ppsforbes@... Carango Sailing Ketch Amel 54 #035 In La Rochelle

Steve, I think you made a very good point and if you decide to join a rally, you should never relinquish decision making to others. On my first trip with them they were prepared to leave with a low

Steve, I am not a bigfan of rallies. I think it is best to not be on someone else’s schedule andleave when the weather is right. A few years agothe Salty Dog group got the snot beat out of