ANCHOR CHAIN...Avoid Buying Cheap SH!T | Sailing Zephyr

ANCHOR CHAIN...Avoid Buying Cheap SH!T | Sailing Zephyr - Ep. 164

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Welcome back to this weeks episode of Sailing Zephyr.
James is back from Spain with an even bigger drive to get the last few repairs and upgrades done before we head off. The big job on the list today is getting rid of our old rusty chain and changing it up for brand new ecco 3/8¨ G4 high test chain. It's an expensive day for us but a total necessity at this point.
James marks up the chain every 25 feet and gets it into the bow locker. I get back just in time for the Annapolis Boat show and do a little work on the forward head flooring.
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@ProspectingMonkey Жыл бұрын

Doing awesome on ur refit! Bathroom tiles look so good

@cestmoi1262 Жыл бұрын

Guess you were hellbent on getting your exercise. I would have marked the one end every 50 feet then gone to the far end and marked every 50 feet there. Like my father always said: what you don't have in your head (THINK!) you have in your feet (you have to walk). LOL

@jerrym7426 7 ай бұрын

I use narrow strips of webbing wrapped with tail. Hand sew to anchor. Never lost one over the life of the chain. The strips do not jam the windlass and stick out so you can read them from the cockpit (I single hand). I use a single bright color but create patterns e.g one strip 30’, two at 60’, three at 90’… I do it in a way that I can reverse the chain every season without having to add new strips (eg 30’ mark same as 270’ mark on a 300’ chain.

@ironhorse3497 Жыл бұрын

As far a losing the zip ties and polluting our waters, I get it. Nobody is perfect, and accidents do and will continue to happen. This is how we handle our "accidents" on the water. (A plastic bag blows off the stern underway, etc). IF we pollute the waters and are unable to retrieve whatever we've lost, we have a rule: We must pick up a minimum of 3 like (or larger) items out of the water as we find them to make amends with Neptune. It helps my conscience and it is a net win for the environment. If I lose one thing, I've gotta find and pick up 3 things, basically. Anyway, thats what we do. :)

@SailingZephyr Жыл бұрын

What a great idea. We love the positive vibe you have for the environment. Great example for other boaters to follow. Merry Christmas

@bulletkroozin Жыл бұрын

Sick video my friends ! That’s like my new workout promo 🤙always a pleasure dealing with you two !

@baconsailsmarinesupplies4705 Жыл бұрын

Right On! Glad to have helped out, yeah put Stevies a## to work, hes over here slackin around!

@SailingZephyr Жыл бұрын

Hahahaha. Bacon sails rocks.

@danerlandsom9884 Жыл бұрын

Hey guys, Love your latest video. Yep, we will tell you how our new batteries turn out. May 2023!

@SailingZephyr Жыл бұрын

Woo hoo. Miss you guys.

@ianprice9005 Жыл бұрын

Flooring in the heads looks really great

@SailingZephyr Жыл бұрын

Thank you so much. ❤️

@richardtravers8772 Жыл бұрын

What a great idea, go completely against the "standard" colour marking for an anchor chain. The colours should be Red, Yellow, Blue, White and then Green.

@tonypurkiss6022 Жыл бұрын

Hi guys, another good video. Must say I'm not really a fan of tiles in the head. They have a tendency to move when you're on the go but like the cockpit time will tell. With regards to Marking your chain I use rope and thread it through the links and then lash either end. I do it every 10m because I'm in Australia and we are metric and it is less to do. It doesn't get stuck in the windless and it's environmentally friendly. In your case you could use the same colours as what you have been using with the ties but I choose just to use the one colour, thread it through the links, lash it off either end and it's done. Cheers from Newcastle Australia.

@crowdfundcrew Жыл бұрын

Cheap anchor chain seems to be a trend for many youtube sailors.

@SailingZephyr Жыл бұрын

Can’t comment on that. But we sure as heck made sure we picked chain from a reputable source.

@brianrogers6059 Жыл бұрын

Spray paint works well.

@svbettybelle Жыл бұрын

Wooden tiles in the head/shower. bad idea. gonna be a messy floor later on. mold usually stick.

@SailingZephyr Жыл бұрын

Thanks for the heads up! Yeah, originally was going to go for both heads….but only ended up doing it in the front head as that is the one we never shower in! So for the most part it stays dry! I will let u know how that one goes…but I am going to stay clear from doing the shower one

@SailingZephyr Жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching guys!

@offpro Жыл бұрын

The tiles look good when you are in port, but are useless at sea if you do not attach them in a good way. I scrapped mine...

@johnmeldrum4717 Жыл бұрын

Strips of leather half inch wide

@arthur4818 Жыл бұрын

The most environmental way to count your chain would be with an electronic chain counter

@SailingZephyr Жыл бұрын

True. But they are very expensive. I guess what is the most environmental way to count your chain under $50 👍

@br5498 Жыл бұрын

@@SailingZephyr so there’s a cost to self on your eco greeness …. Uhmmmmm

@Stephan_01 Жыл бұрын

❤❤🥰🥰

@thomasthornton5737 Жыл бұрын

😀👍👍❤

@brownnoise357 Жыл бұрын

Hi there. I was so disgusted at the poor quality steel and atrocious Galvanising of the Crap Chains sold by USA Chand,ers, that after a long search, I found high Quality Amsrican Steel Triple Galvanised Chain, was being sold by A Trucking Chain Supply Company, so bought all I needed, plus ancillaries from them, a d had it fdelivered to the Boatyard where I was giving full servicing, checkover, and antifouling done. That Chain was outstanding, and a fraction of the price demanded from Chandlers for cheap Chinese Crap. As for Plastics, people don't seem to rea,I've just how short its life is, even underground out of the Sun, its service life is only about 90 years, in 12 months in the Sun, it is gone. I won't say what it turns into, people need to look it up, but suffice it to say, "indestructible microplastics is Jogwash. On my Civil and Structural Engineering Course, pre propaganda times li,e today, we were still told the truth about it. To me though, plastic is a far too valuable resource to just throw it away, we really need to maximise its potential as a precious feedstock. Best Wishes and Fair Winds. Bob. 👍