Anchoring the boat is one of the most intimidating skills to learn for a boat operator. Securing a heavy boat with a rope, chain and anchor in strong current, heavy wind, and crushing waves presents ...

I don’t know who invented the anchor windlass, but I am sure that person ranks as one of the unsung heroes of boating. An anchor windlass saves backs, allows boaters to more easily visit more places, ...

Puget Sound Naval Shipyard & Intermediate Maintenance Facility employees and ship’s force worked together to repair the anchor windlass on USS Nimitz (CVN 68) in about a third of the time it took ...

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