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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