I don't know much. but I'm like John, I just have a few feet of chain right next to the anchor...and often don't even bother with that. I don't like messing with a bunch of chain and for my limited weight carrying capacity of an m15, I'd rather have a bigger anchor than lots of chain. If I lived in an area with a bunch of sharp coral I might think differently. But Dave, you live aboard a much bigger boat, so you may be anchored for long periods of time right? I could see that for piece of mind, you might like lots of chain...cuz..why not? You've got the space and like to sleep without worrying.. Also when the anchor get's over 50lbs, it's probably get's unwieldy and the chain starts to make more sense as a way to increase holding power rather than risk injury dealing with a huge anchor with all it's concentrated weight. Is that a reasonable take on why people might have different ideas about chain? On Wednesday, February 21, 2024 at 03:49:32 PM PST, Dave Scobie <scoobscobie@gmail.com> wrote: John. SOP is for chain length to be at least the length of the boat. :: Dave Scobie :: M6'8" #650 :: Baba 30 #233 DEJA VU :: former owner SV SWALLOW - sailboatswallow.wordpress.com/ :: former owner M17 #375 SWEET PEA - m17-375.com :: former owner M15 #288 SCRED - m15namedscred.wordpress.com On Wed, Feb 21, 2024, 15:43 John Schinnerer via montgomery_boats < montgomery_boats@mailman.xmission.com> wrote:
Re chain...
My all purpose anchor is a Rocna 4, I have about 5 ft of chain on it. To date, only about 70 ft of rode on that one, as I am in lakes with no tidal action, and anchoring in shallow and sheltered waters (around 5-15 ft.).
Not fully set up yet, but for eventual harder-core situations, is a slightly heavier Mantus M2 for which I have about 15 ft of chain and much longer rode, don't recall length at the moment, it's stored for the winter. When I get to cruising tidal waters I'll also be carrying extra length of rode.
cheers, John
All the lake anchoring I've done to date doesn't need lots of chain so I am not going to wrestle with lots of chain to no purpose.
On 2/21/24 05:59, Dave Scobie wrote:
20' of chain and 200' of rope. Also have a secondary anchor with the same rode. Carry a extra 200' of rope if needed.
So yes can tie together 600' of rope.
Tide range on Salish Sea is 10-15' (usually). Even with all this rode I've only ever needed to put out 200' of rope.
Nice thing about a small boat is can anchor in shallow areas where larger boats cannot fit!
:: Dave Scobie :: M6'8" #650 :: Baba 30 #233 DEJA VU :: former owner SV SWALLOW - sailboatswallow.wordpress.com/ :: former owner M17 #375 SWEET PEA - m17-375.com :: former owner M15 #288 SCRED - m15namedscred.wordpress.com
On Tue, Feb 20, 2024, 22:45 Jim Sadler <jimsadler@jascopacific.com> wrote:
How are you skippers marking anchor chain/rope?
How much chain do you carry?
Thanks
Capt Jim
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