Anchors and Anchoring

Forkliftt · Forkliftt

I am considering replacing my old plow with a new Manganese Delta. The 35# shows to be for a 42-50' powerboat. We are in sand or mud anytime we anchor. Will run 25' of chain and the balance 5/8 line. Having the windage a Sundeck has, I would probably prefer to go with the larger 45# version, but the mechanic...

twiisted71 · twiisted71

Anybody have any input on the Guardian line vs. FX? I know the technical differences listed on the Fortress site already. This thing is absolute overkill for my Mainship but I couldn't pass on the price, I tried to find a 23 but maybe one day I can swap this for one. It will be my storm/OH SHI* anchor. I h...

xfedex · xfedex

This happens occasionally when weighing the anchor on our 42 Krogen. It happens with the "swivel" pictured. I replaced the swivel with with a simple anchor shackle. It still happens about 30% of the time. I thought it might happen when we swung around the anchor with out enough pull force...

Portuguese · Portuguese

Gentlemen Having in mind that: · Rainha Jannota is 40.2" on Water Line, and displaces 55000 lbs· She will be mostly at anchor with a crew of two in the mid 50's· There will be 300 of 3/8 chain pulling, most likely, one 135 lbs Bruce· A second anchor set up, 120 lb...

glennwhiskey · glennwhiskey

What do you use to mark your anchor rode and what kind of marking?

markpierce · markpierce

Noonish today going east along the south shore of Carquinez Strait we noticed a tug in mid-channel ten minutes ahead had stopped and turned north from his eastward direction. Heard the tug call the Coast Guard saying there was a 25-foot Bayliner adrift on the north side with a person on the bow. Th...

markpierce · markpierce

Late Christmas-day afternoon we anchored over an eighth of a mile (per radar) from the closest ship in the Suisun Bay mothball/reserve fleet. Signs say anchoring is prohibited within 500 feet of the ships. Shortly after anchoring, security came and said we were anchored illegally. Wasn't abou...

BruceK · BruceK

Not sure about letting this dog off the chain,but here goes. A while back, noting my chain coming up twisted, I bought one of those very smart polished stainless steel swivels,tapered one end to pass easily over the bow roller. Then I googled them. On the net I saw frightening pics of swivels with the ja...

nomadwilly · nomadwilly

Came accross this on BoatDesign.net. http://sailfar.net/forum/index.php/topic,2207.0.html And this: http://www.metalboatbuilding.org/phpBB3/viewtopic.php?f=87&t=435 -- Edited by nomadwilly on Saturday 26th of November 2011 04:15:00 PM

timjet · timjet

Have you ever had a reason to set a second anchor and if so what was the reason and how did you set the anchor? Setting a second anchor from a dinghy is a real chore especially when it's windy and probably those are the conditions that most folks would use a second anchor. And having set the second anchor, h...

Badger · Badger

I was reading the long windlass thread and noticed that there was mention of an electric drum windlass out there. Our new boat has a Horizon windlass that works fine, but dumps the all chain rode into a compartment under the V Berth (No drain, no water proofing and not good to have steel against the alum...

2DASEA · 2DASEA

Any of you experts got any ideas how to employ a snubber on a wire rode?

timjet · timjet

Here is a picture of my rope to chain splice which is necessary to use on my windlass. What do you guys think, will this hold? It doesn't look like a good way to hold a 25000 lb boat, but it was done by a profession as directed by the windlass manual. I know of know other way to secure this splice, but would like...

nomadwilly · nomadwilly

To me a Spade is a bit like a Rocna without a roll bar and a ballasted tip instead. So if you do'nt like roll bars and support ballast on an anchor perhaps a Spade could be in your future. I've said before the Spade could be the closest thing to an ideal anchor there is but maximum holding power won't be achiev...

Ian Streten · Ian Streten

Hello. I have a Trader 39 that has a Cayman 1000w windlass. The windlass is controlled by two combined footswitches. One for up & one for down. Each switch is incorporated with it's own solenoid. I have tried to fit a remote control windlass switch to this system without success. Now it coul...

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	Too much anchor ( 1 2 3 4 5 … 7 ) (Preview) I am considering replacing my old plow with a new Manganese Delta. The 35# shows to be for a 42-50' powerboat. We are in sand or mud anytime we anchor. Will run 25' of chain and the balance 5/8 line. Having the windage a Sundeck has, I would probably prefer to go with the larger 45# version, but the mechanic...	Forkliftt	68	2141	8h, 18m ago by Marin
	Picked up a Fortress Guardian 37 y-day (Preview) Anybody have any input on the Guardian line vs. FX? I know the technical differences listed on the Fortress site already. This thing is absolute overkill for my Mainship but I couldn't pass on the price, I tried to find a 23 but maybe one day I can swap this for one. It will be my storm/OH SHI* anchor. I h...	twiisted71	0	68	3 days ago by twiisted71
	Why does the anchor shackle Kink like this? ( 1 2 3 4 5 … 13 ) (Preview) This happens occasionally when weighing the anchor on our 42 Krogen. It happens with the "swivel" pictured. I replaced the swivel with with a simple anchor shackle. It still happens about 30% of the time. I thought it might happen when we swung around the anchor with out enough pull force...	xfedex	122	5497	7 days ago by JAT
	Windlass, not a clue!!! ( 1 2 3 4 5 … 14 ) (Preview) Gentlemen Having in mind that: · Rainha Jannota is 40.2" on Water Line, and displaces 55000 lbs· She will be mostly at anchor with a crew of two in the mid 50's· There will be 300 of 3/8 chain pulling, most likely, one 135 lbs Bruce· A second anchor set up, 120 lb...	Portuguese	134	3536	7 days ago by C lectric
	Rode markings? ( 1 2 3 4 ) (Preview) What do you use to mark your anchor rode and what kind of marking?	glennwhiskey	30	907	12 days ago by av8r
	Adrift without an anchor, etcetera ( 1 2 3 ) (Preview) Noonish today going east along the south shore of Carquinez Strait we noticed a tug in mid-channel ten minutes ahead had stopped and turned north from his eastward direction. Heard the tug call the Coast Guard saying there was a 25-foot Bayliner adrift on the north side with a person on the bow. Th...	markpierce	22	783	January 27th by markpierce
	Ordered to raise anchor ( 1 2 3 4 ) (Preview) Late Christmas-day afternoon we anchored over an eighth of a mile (per radar) from the closest ship in the Suisun Bay mothball/reserve fleet. Signs say anchoring is prohibited within 500 feet of the ships. Shortly after anchoring, security came and said we were anchored illegally. Wasn't abou...	markpierce	34	1159	January 27th by Marin
	Anchor Chain Swivels ( 1 2 3 4 5 … 9 ) (Preview) Not sure about letting this dog off the chain,but here goes. A while back, noting my chain coming up twisted, I bought one of those very smart polished stainless steel swivels,tapered one end to pass easily over the bow roller. Then I googled them. On the net I saw frightening pics of swivels with the ja...	BruceK	84	1731	January 18th by FF
	Home made Anchors ( 1 2 ) (Preview) Came accross this on BoatDesign.net. http://sailfar.net/forum/index.php/topic,2207.0.html And this: http://www.metalboatbuilding.org/phpBB3/viewtopic.php?f=87&t=435 -- Edited by nomadwilly on Saturday 26th of November 2011 04:15:00 PM	nomadwilly	14	829	January 15th by Tidahapah
	Setting a Second Anchor ( 1 2 3 4 ) (Preview) Have you ever had a reason to set a second anchor and if so what was the reason and how did you set the anchor? Setting a second anchor from a dinghy is a real chore especially when it's windy and probably those are the conditions that most folks would use a second anchor. And having set the second anchor, h...	timjet	39	1201	January 14th by psneeld
	Electric drum windlass (Preview) I was reading the long windlass thread and noticed that there was mention of an electric drum windlass out there. Our new boat has a Horizon windlass that works fine, but dumps the all chain rode into a compartment under the V Berth (No drain, no water proofing and not good to have steel against the alum...	Badger	4	179	January 13th by Jay N
	Snubber for steel wire rode ( 1 2 ) (Preview) Any of you experts got any ideas how to employ a snubber on a wire rode?	2DASEA	12	402	January 11th by 2DASEA
	Rope to Chain Splice (Preview) Here is a picture of my rope to chain splice which is necessary to use on my windlass. What do you guys think, will this hold? It doesn't look like a good way to hold a 25000 lb boat, but it was done by a profession as directed by the windlass manual. I know of know other way to secure this splice, but would like...	timjet	9	287	January 8th by psneeld
	Spade ( 1 2 ) (Preview) To me a Spade is a bit like a Rocna without a roll bar and a ballasted tip instead. So if you do'nt like roll bars and support ballast on an anchor perhaps a Spade could be in your future. I've said before the Spade could be the closest thing to an ideal anchor there is but maximum holding power won't be achiev...	nomadwilly	13	594	December 26th by Peter B
	Remote Windlass Switch Problem (Preview) Hello. I have a Trader 39 that has a Cayman 1000w windlass. The windlass is controlled by two combined footswitches. One for up & one for down. Each switch is incorporated with it's own solenoid. I have tried to fit a remote control windlass switch to this system without success. Now it coul...	Ian Streten	7	279	December 21st by timjet
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