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Perfect explained, thanks for this. Splicing is never getting old.

The best solution to your dragging problem is to drop that garbage plow anchor to the bottom of the sea floor with no line attached, leave it there and go get a good anchor. 1) You have the worst anchor. 2) Your worst anchor is too small. 3) You dont have enough scope out. 4) You mis calculated the scope. 5) Your dual anchor idea is absurd. Just get 1 correct anchor. 5) Why is someone who dont know how to anchor, giving anchoring instructions?

Still a good video

I would throw that chain away for year’s ago, But very impressed by the Swivel, simple and easy to maintain

invest money in a good anchor , like Rocna

I agree. there are a lot of good videos but this is my favorite. I really like the fact that you take a moment at each step and lay it all down on the table and show where we are.

Friendly reminder to all reading/watching that scope must be calculated from the anchor roller to the seafloor, and account for tides. It is *not* to be calculated with water depth alone. Hypothetical example: If your roller is 5ft off the water, and the water is 5ft deep , your 10:1 scope would be 10x10 = 100ft rode (not 5x10 = 50ft as you'd incorrectly calculate with water depth alone. We're on a Lipari 41 and have a 33kg/73lb Rocna Vulcan we've quite liked. The 44lb Delta the boat came with dragged.

Delta anchors are the worst ever made mate, also use 7 to 1 scope, most of your video has made something very simple over complicated , this was hard to watch

If you have two anchors down on one rode, if the weather turns bad at night and you need to retrieve this ugly mess, you will not be able to. You need to be able to just pull it up and reset, or get out of there. If you do use two anchors they must be on separate rodes and you should be ready to ditch one (with buoy) and retrieve at a later time. Big anchor, long scope.

Dude, #1, ditch the Delta Anchor, Get a Mantus, or Rocna type. Far Better Next, use more scope, 5 to one extreme minimum. You love to hear the anchor alarm, you'd not want to drag and not hear it. Please take this video down, tour advice is dangerous.

Thank you so much for a calm straight forward explanation! I braided 4 eye splices into polypropylene tow rope and they worked perfectly. I got better and faster as I repeated your instructions. I also really like the Selma find set!

Great video, I had trouble getting the core back through the neck area and out the outer sleeve, so I tapered the inner core and came out closer to the neck and it worked great.

Two friends are considering doing island hopping in croatia and maybe goign to to greece. They are absolute beginnners. Going by your experince would you say that's a good idea?

Beautiful 👍

Excellent video. A couple more tips. I wear sailing gloves when splicing as I’m a bit lean and can get friction burns when milking the rope. And I use a rubber hammer to soften the junctions as I work. Not so much for this simple splice. But can help when everything gets tight.

And…..love your cat 🐈

Of all the splicing TH-cams, this is by far the best. Hands down.

Your anchor is way too damn small for that boat. That's your problem.

Great Job Guys, we hope to meet you someday x

Delta anchors perform poorly. All other modern anchors work well. Decide what size anchor you would want for a storm anchor. But that and put it on your bow as your main anchor. I have a 60ft 18 ton monohull. I have an 80kg anchor. I never drag. I sleep like a baby. I never anchor with two anchors, I have no anchor swivel and still don't know what they achieve. Anchoring is simple. Big anchor, lots of chain. In shallower water your 3-5 X depth is not enough. In very deep water you can get away with 2 -3 X depth. In 5m of water I will use 40m of chain. I have successfully anchored in 40m with 100m of chain in 40 knots.

Hi we enjoyed your video and wondering what litter do you use for your Cat ginger? Thanks

Typically quite a good cruising boat with a reasonable cruising speed. Better than a Lagoon. FYI I do own and Orana. Cheers

I just came across your channel. Yes very familiar with Almyra Shipyard. In fact we were the Orana named Rukus which was to your port against the house wall with coppercoat. Been there 3 years now and true you have to work hard to find local contacts/ trades. Happy sailing

The one thing cat owners always forget is the huge windage your boat has. You are riding on top of the water and have the same size as two mono hulls. You might watch the dozens of videos put out by s/v Panope, who tests anchors using very scientific methods. But the first thing you said about anchoring at 3-1 or 5-1 told me most of the reason you are dragging. Your scope should be 7-1 overnite and if it blows hard go out to 10-1. I'm not kidding here, a three to one is only for a brief stop for lunch not an overnight stay. Another thing I have noticed is that chain size makes a big difference, keeps the pull on the bottom. I know you cat guys are always worried about weight but I like to sleep at night when on the hook so which do you prefer? Switch to a rocna Vulcan, get some heavier chain, let out seven to one and sleep peacefully.

Sorry folks this is not the answer. Go heavy, go long. Most Med yachts try to minimise the weight of their anchor and chain for cost and convenience. False economy, believe me. Get the best anchor and one size up chain and you'll never drag again.

I have seen more and more video's of the Delta's not holding. I too had the same issue and switched over to the Mantus anchor and have not yet had any negative issue with it. It holds faster and has not pulled free so far. I tried heavier Delta's and while they did help, still they would pull out in certain conditions. Much easier with one anchor I think if you ever get tired of this method, give one a try.

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interesting video, thanks for sharing. i have been struggling with making my new dock lines. trying to follow a different method but its a bit different and doesnt allow me to get the fid through. The fid gets stuck near the end. Looking forward to trying this method.

Excellent video. Best one I’ve watched for making my own line. Bonus points for adding cat footage!

100's of thousands of people dying through Covid. Put into perspective your ''issues'' of bureaucracy, language, visas etc. Really don't even register when the planet is going through a ''serious'' real life issue.

Be blessed

Brilliantly instructed.

Your demonstration and explanation on this splice is the most practical I could find on TH-cam. Thank You

Wrong not automated, it's automatic identification system.

Very risky if the wind is blowing stronger to your boat. It might damaged the sides against another boats.

It very hard now cause you are just two left on the yatch.. I hope you can get better people who can help you with all the maneuverings of the yatch.. Lucky you catches tuna fish.

Experience and knowledge of yatch maneuvering needs more time to do before getting better sailing on the Ocean my friends..Menorca is a tourist destination.

It was fun /haunting to come across your videos…….. I was about 3 to four weeks behind you I sailed out of Kilada Greece. I battled the same bashing you experienced in fact we stayed in Palermo for 10 days waiting for weather. In fact in your video it looked like you guys where at marina Galizzi in Palermo that’s where we hid from the weather. Long story short I had to make crew changes when we got to Spain so I chose to haul out and fly home. In January. We are going back this august and pic up where we left off and get our boat home to the states. Best wishes I just subscribed Gary and Ena S/V Divergent

What do you think about Leopard 45 ?

WTH! Did I just see that you put your boat for sale??? Why??

Where have you guys been?

The fake voice over at the end was hilarious.

You are in the next charter-territory that I'm targeting. I'm learning from those ahead of me...!!

Not a water baby but would love being stranded in my beloved Minorca (menorca), spent many a happy hour in Mahon (mao) not Ma-hone hahaha. Gotta love our different languages lol, fair winds and safe sailing. And you hit my most fave Lidl in Mahon, spent much peseta's there lol.

So beautiful. Nature heals us. I hope you are all doing well and staying safe!

Hello Blackbird, I bought a Foutaine Pajot Elba45. Delivery in May 2022. I wonder about the sails. Do you think it would be useful to install a small genoa or a special sail for heavy weather? We see this on catamarans over 45 feet, and as we are going on a long trip, I think it could be very useful. Your opinion as a sailor please? thanks in advance. Good sailing. Best regards. Christophe.

Marina fees in Italy - big???

so many idiots out there....if you hit something at least you stop and check if all is ok or not!

Trust is good but control better ;-) That impeller issue could have cost you but good you had a spare!

How did you decide on that particular water maker? Are those barnacles on the transducer? If so, how do you clean it? Did you guys consider crossing with the ARC and, if so, why did you choose not to? Which Caribbean island will you be heading towards? Have fun!