[Alberg30] Anchor Windlass - Delta Anchor - Swim Ladder

[Brian and Elaine Timmins]

    On my A30 I use a 17lbs Guardian with 30' of chain and ~200' 5/8" rode. The Guardian is a Danforth style but much larger for weight or lighter for size (but not to the extent of the Fortress (who also makes the Guardian)). In the mostly sand or fairly firm mud bottoms I've anchored in, it's grabbed immediately and held wonderfully. (Long Island, New York area)
    On my new Landfall 39 (23500lbs displacement) the previous owner added a 44lbs Bruce on all chain (3/8") and claimed it to be God's gift to anchoring. (Long Island Sound, N.Y. area)  I haven't anchored her yet so no personal comments. She's also got a CQR on 50' of 3/8" chain with 5/8 rode rigged in the bow sprit and a large Danforth ( that the Bruce replaced) as a spare.
     Formerly, I used CQR's on a Windjammer 34 Cutter with no problems. On my Tartan 27 Yawl, I sailed the whole east coast from Long Island Sound south and into the Bahamas using an oversized old Danforth on 30' of chain and 1/2" rode and a 25lbs (I think) nonCQR Plow on 12' of chain and 1/2" rode with no problems at all (including some fairly heavy storms at anchor), excluding one storm where I dragged the Danforth and couldn't get the plow to catch. I had to start the motor and power up into the wind, but that storm was reported to be the fringe of a Tornado.
Regards, 
Brian     #497
  ----- Original Message ----- 
  From: RWLIDDICK at aol.com 
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  Sent: Tuesday, January 22, 2002 2:21 PM
  Subject: Re: [Alberg30] Anchor Windlass - Delta Anchor - Swim Ladder


  In a message dated 1/22/02 10:36:33 AM Eastern Standard Time, taylor at echlinvests.com writes:



    Could I get comments from people please:



  We use a 44 lb Bruce with all chain on our Cabo Rico 38.  Once it is set, it's not moving.  We have had wonderful results and nights of uninterrupted sleep.  This combination has been used in the Bay, on the Waterway, in the Keys, and in the Bahamas.
  Any comments from the group on how it would work in New England?

  An Alberg 30 would not need such a large Bruce -- a 22 or 33 lb should be fine.  We also have a manual windlass (Simpson Lawrence Sea Tiger), and although an electrical one would be nice, I also agree that it is just one more thing to have trouble with.  For our Alberg 30 we used a Fortress and had no trouble with that.
  Roberta Liddick 
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