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johnsonp
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Initially Posted - 12/17/2008 :  18:11:08  Show Profile
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Response Posted - 12/17/2008 :  19:00:31  Show Profile
Sounds good, but does not pass the smell test...if it sounds too good to be true, it probably is too good to be true! Save over $1,800 on a $2,200 item, no way, what's the catch?
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Response Posted - 12/17/2008 :  19:35:41  Show Profile
Smell tests aside (I agree tho...), if you have 1/4" chain, it won't work for you. Windlasses are very specific to chain size, and 5/16" is pretty hefty for a 25-footer. Plus, you need a <i>deep</i> chain locker below the windlass so gravity will pull the rode into it.
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