Dragging anything especially an anchor that is from the bow will help keep a ship turned into the waves and wind. So that sounds feasible as a reason if the cable is off the bottom and the bottom is somewhat uneven so the cable is off the bottom. I had to do that once before I got a larger motor for a boat I owned on Roosevelt lake. Just couldn't turn into the wind..too much sides on the boat for the smaller motor I had then. The anchor, let out to the end kept me bow into the wind till the wind laid down some and I could power into the wind. Both the anchor's size and the shape plus the friction of all my line (100 feet) through the water was enough to hold me bow into the wind. I also tied a sleeping bag up about 10 feet from the 15 lb anchor and THAT was probably the sea anchor, er, lake anchor? Worked anyway for the 'blow' which lowered in intensity about 20 or so minutes and I was able to power up over the combo and pull it onboard http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sea_anchor --- Michael Havens wrote: > "The experts also suggested that the cause of damage > could have been a ship’s > anchor that was dragging due to inclement weather > conditions in the region > during that particular period. " > --------------------------------------------------- > PLUG-discuss mailing list - > PLUG-discuss@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us > To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail > settings: > http://lists.PLUG.phoenix.az.us/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss Ed/ke7feg Did I mention, 2/23/07 the FCC dropped all cw (AKA Morse code) testing for any class of license as a ham? Just pass the written and "U's a ham"!! Many sites test online, but you have to go for the real test. $14 for as high as you can climb in one session. ____________________________________________________________________________________ Be a better friend, newshound, and know-it-all with Yahoo! Mobile. Try it now. http://mobile.yahoo.com/;_ylt=Ahu06i62sR8HDtDypao8Wcj9tAcJ --------------------------------------------------- PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: http://lists.PLUG.phoenix.az.us/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss