Re: Tripping Lines
- From: "Happy Rotter" <hellosailor_xxx@xxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Wed, 24 Aug 2005 17:47:14 +0100
"Kevin" <kcrane@xxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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>I know it is good practise to attach a tripping line if there is a
>chance the anchor may get stuck.
> In the manuals it describes attaching it to the anchor, then the other
> end to a float on a "suitable length" line.
> My brother did this recently and he got the length wrong and the float
> disappeared under the surface <g>
>
> This made me wonder why attach it to a float at all, why not just keep
> the tripping line attached to the boat, with enough slack not to take
> any strain. The only loss seems to be the lack of the float marking
> the anchor location, but then you rarely have that anyway.
>
> Am I missing something?
>
>
> Kevin
>
>
>
Have a pulley at the float and run the tripping line over this with a
weight at the end such as a short length of chain. Self adjusting.
.
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