don't make this mistake

[Destroyer]

And there's a reason it's called safety wire............

Also, for those that don't know, there's a proper and an improper way to safety wire items. The improper way is to just put the wire thru the hole and twist the wires together....it works, but it's not the proper way (according to the Navy). The proper way is to run the wire thru the part being secured and around the secure part twice, then take the ends of the wire and twist them together equally so that the twists look like the twists in rope.. nice and equally spaced... 5 twists minimum. Do not just twist one wire around the other like a haywire twist. (God, who would ever have thought that being a Boatswain's Mate in the Navy would ever have civilian applications?) LOL

[awthacker]

That was me you guys were coaching about the safety wire. The not so funny thing is that I used all the knots recommended, but never got around to the safety wire. Second trip out, the pin came loose and we lost the anchor as we drifted off the spot, which we didn't have marked and never did retrieve. Oh well... there's a small zip-tie on it now for temporary measure.

Between your prop and the possibility of my boat losing anchor while I'm underwater, I should have the motivation I need to get it done right.

[phatdaddy]

actually i use a small zip tie, easier to get undone in an emergency, but the sun tends to break them down and you have to check & change often. i just never got around to the zip tie...