The bell rope gets a pass, probably due to tradition. In the same spirit, we’ll define the rope used to tow a tube, wakeboarder or water-skier as a towrope. Starting with rope, it sometimes serves ...

A rope-to-chain splice is akin to an eye splice, except the line forming the eye passes through the top link of your anchor chain, and the eye is snugged tight. This allows a smooth transition from ...

Ships that need to stop drop anchor, right? But when you get out in the middle of the ocean, that's just not possible. Here's ...

Object Details Manufactured by Zurn Owned by Ira Samuel Wright, American, 1902 - 1981 Description This is a ten pound anchor with bolt and two rounded flukes. A twenty-four link chain is attached to ...

An anchor is a large, heavy object that holds a vessel in place via a long rope or chain, and the ones utilized by the Navy are truly massive.