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Anchor Rope Cleaning? More Harm Than Good?

We answer your rope cleaning questions: what good does cleaning an anchor rope do? Does cleaning an anchor rope cause harm? Best methods to clean a...

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How to Choose the Best Boat Fender Type, Number, Location and More

Boat fenders are essential equipment for any boat to protect the hull from contact with docks, pilings and other boats. Boats are expensive but fen...

Docking

Boat Fender Holders And Why Your Boat May Need Them

Boat fender holders may seem like a luxury, but after you’ve tripped a few dozen times over a runaway fender, you’ll see that these simple racks ar...

Docking

How to Choose Boat Cleats for Your Boat

Boat and dock cleats provide convenient locations to secure lines quickly and easily. There are many different types and arrangements of boat cleat...

Docking

10 Tips for Preparing Your Anchor Rode For Winter Storage

Your anchor and its chain and rode probably aren’t high up in your to do list when putting your boat to bed for the winter. However, it’s a job you...

Boat Maintenance

Winterizing Your Boat

In the winter low temperatures can freeze lines, winter winds can shred sails, fuel can degrade, batteries can drain, cracks can develop, and bilge...

Boat Maintenance

What Type of Rope/Chain Do I Need For My Windlass?

One of the questions we get asked the most is "What type of rope/chain do I need for my windlass?". We've listed some of the most common windlass m...

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How to Tie The Best Anchor Knot

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Anchor Selection Guide: How to Choose the Best Boat Anchor Type

There are a number of boat anchors available, constructed of different materials, and often with confusing names. This article will discuss the mos...

Anchors

All About Chain Types

In North America, five types of chain make up the bulk of all chain types used for anchoring. Here are the differences between them.

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Anchoring Your Boat: All About Scope

When it comes to scope, there's no two ways about it: more is almost always better. More scope means less vertical strain on the boat anchor thereb...

Anchoring

How To Do A Rope To Chain Splice

If you are using a windlass, rope-chain splices are essential as you cannot use a shackle between the rope and chain when using an anchor windlass....

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