[Public-list] Anchor and Rode

[John Birch]

Yo baaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaad ....
; )
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Robert Kirk" <isobar at bcpl.net>
To: "Alberg 30 Public List -- open to all" <public-list at alberg30.org>
Sent: Saturday, March 18, 2006 8:22 PM
Subject: Re: [Public-list] Anchor and Rode


> Pete... A little late in replying, but I just noticed the thread.
>
> Your configuration looks good to me. In the Chesapeake, with a mud/sand
> bottom and shallow anchorages,  a  Danforth is ideal, and 7/16th looks ok.
> If I was rafting up with a bunch of boats, maybe I'd pull up to Mike 
> Lehman
> with his thicker line, but that's not a real problem.
>
> Remember, it's never the line that breaks, it's the anchor that drags, or
> the cleats that pull out, or the chocks that chafe thru the rode. The only
> function of the rode is to separate the anchor from the boat. There is 
> also
> no need for any chain at all, cause if you  do the trig  you see that the
> chain doesn't add anything and is just extra weight. I can just see John
> Birch sailing along,  looking like a bloodhound with his nose to the 
> ground
> with that extra 300# or so in the bow :=)   In fairness, he anchors in
> deeper water than we ever see in the Bay.
>
> So, a couple of hundred feet of 7/16 with a Danforth and all rope rode is
> ideal for the  Bay.
>
> Can't help you on the Keys & Caribb, because, alas, I never go there,
>
> Bob Kirk
> Isobar #181
>
> At 06:12 AM 3/15/06 -0800, Peter Staehling wrote:
>>This talk about anchor chain makes me wonder...
>>I would have thought an all chain rode might be
>>overkill here in  the Chesapeake Bay.
>>
>>What anchor and rode combination do you Chesapeake Bay
>>sailors use?
>>
>>I have no experience with the A30 yet, but I would
>>guess that a 20 lb Danforth, 20' of 5/16" chain, and
>>100' of 7/16" nylon would be about right for most
>>conditions here.  A smaller lunch hook with lighter
>>nylon and no chain is probably OK for mild conditions
>>when the boat is attended.
>>
>>What do those who range to the Keys and the Carribean
>>find they need?
>
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