anchor testing info

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Hello Below

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jibes138

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What does it mean to HAWSE the anchor? I heard an old tin can sailor once tell me the captain was yelling to hawse the anchor and the seaman was yelling back "the anchor is fine captain"
 
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jibes138 said:
What does it mean to HAWSE the anchor? I heard an old tin can sailor once tell me the captain was yelling to hawse the anchor and the seaman was yelling back "the anchor is fine captain"
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Warships have a hawsepipe that covers the stock of the anchor.
 
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