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  1. 11th May 2016, 08:18 PM #11
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    From what I saw.
    The chain was obviously not stacked too well below decks.The man operating the clutch kept backing it off to get the chain to flow.Once it was flowing it was gone and he couldnt brake it.Didnt need to be deep,it would have fed out just as fast in 20m as 2000m deep,the chain is heavy,the anchor or chain length has nothing to do with it
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    I bet Bunnings don't keep that chain in stock.
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    yea, momentum's a funny thing...

    I still think he was out deep,,
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    Getting the bloody things back up with out a capstan- Wish I had video of that effort. Triple blocks set pulled by second set of triple blocks. 80 guys on the line of the second set port side and the same set up with another 80 of us mugs starboard side. Took just over two hours in Jarvis Bay 1986. Back in Sydney for a beer by 1am


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    Does anyone know,
    - What an anchor & chain like that would cost? Cost- no idea LOTS
    - What an anchor & chain like that would weigh? HMAS Sydney was 2.7 t. One on one of my ships was bigger at well over 3t The anchor in the video looks bigger to me so I guess about 5t. The cable looks the same size so much more than the anchor for every 2 chains worth
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    - How the braking mechanism works? Poorly - sorry could not help myself
    - How the braking mechanism fails? (Was it user error or mechanical failure?) I have seen three fail, Sadly it was always on the way up!! Old- wear. heat stress, poorly maintained and once poor engineering




    This is funny- love it my mates pulled it out with out snorkels on promise
    Navy divers recover HMAS Sydney anchor which fell off in Hobart's River Derwent - ABC News (Australian Broadcasting Corporation)
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    Quote Originally Posted by V8Ian View Post
    I bet Bunnings don't keep that chain in stock.
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    Quote Originally Posted by V8Ian View Post
    I bet Bunnings don't keep that chain in stock.
    Have you tried Masters?

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    Cuppa must be out trying to retrieve it, he's (uncharacteristically) conspicuous by his absence.
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    Quote Originally Posted by carjunkieanon View Post
    Does anyone know,
    - What an anchor & chain like that would cost?
    - What an anchor & chain like that would weigh?
    - How the braking mechanism works?
    - How the braking mechanism fails? (Was it user error or mechanical failure?)
    best guess on the braking system is probably an external band around a (bloody big) drum with the hand wheel providing the clamping force.

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