[Alberg30] Anchors?

[George Dinwiddie]

Here on the Chesapeake, anchoring is generally pretty easy.  The
bottom is soft and shallow.  My general purpose anchor is a 
danforth copy that came with the boat, probably around 12-16
pounds.  I've never weighed it.  The lunch hook is a smaller
danforth, that also came with the boat.  Last year I got a 
25 pound CQR and put 15 feet of 5/16 chain on it.

None of this is really hefty stuff, but with enough scope,
it's plenty for the Chesapeake Bay.  If I were heading to
the islands, I might stick with the same anchors, but I'd
probably buy more chain.  And if I found a good deal on a
larger danforth or collapsable fisherman, I'd probably snap
that up for backup.  Still, my feeling is that, with enough
swinging room and rode, scope is the primary key to success
in anchoring.

 - George


Randy Katz wrote:
> 
> Thanks for the advice, George.  I would favor the 22 # Bruce at this point,
> though I'd prefer the more expensive (too much so) plow.
> 
> What do you have on your boat?
> 
> Cheers,
> Randy
> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
> Randy Katz
> Gr. 3
> Bertschi School
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> > From: public-list-request at alberg30.org
> > Reply-To: public-list at alberg30.org
> > Date: Mon, 4 Jun 2001 12:02:48 -0700
> > To: public-list at alberg30.org
> > Subject: Public-list digest, Vol 1 #246 - 9 msgs
> >
> > Subject: Re: [Alberg30] Anchors?
> > To: public-list at alberg30.org
> > Date: Mon, 4 Jun 2001 13:54:13 -0400 (EDT)
> > Organization: Hovel-On-The-Water
> > Reply-To: public-list at alberg30.org
> >
> > Randy,
> >
> > I wouldn't buy a Bruce less than 22 lbs.  I've heard of many problems
> > getting the smaller ones to hold well, though larger Bruces have
> > a good reputation.  The Bruce anchor was originally invented to
> > hold oil rigs in the North Sea.  These are, of course, really large
> > anchors.  I think that perhaps the design doesn't scale down to
> > very small sizes.
> >
> > - George
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