[Public-List] Reversing the A-30

[John Birch]

Agree John, we back down and payout chain, we're all chain, until we have 
the full scope for the site.

Then we gently persuade the anchor to set as it sinks through the weeds, by 
maintaining no more than about 800 RPM. Sometimes a brief blip to 1000, then 
back to 800 to test if it held by doing triangulated bearing fixes.

Too often people go crazy in reverse and end up plowing the bottom like a 
farmer getting ready to plant a crop, and loading up their anchor with 
weed - then it will never set.

Depends on the site - in the weedy 1000 Islands - gentle and set. And use a 
big anchor (our primary is a big CQR) - also called a BFA (Big F'n Anchor - 
you can figure out what the F stands for ; )

ATB

John

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "John Riley" <jriley at dsbscience.com>
To: "Alberg 30 Public List -- open to all" <public-list at lists.alberg30.org>
Sent: Monday, April 04, 2011 9:05 AM
Subject: Re: [Public-List] Reversing the A-30


> Stephen Gwyn wrote:
>>
>> OK, how about anchoring? You always have your head into
>> the wind, and the boat always want to weathercock the other
>> way. And you need to back down hard to set the anchor;
>> gently setting the anchor is a waste of time.
>>
>> Stephen
>> #495 Quasar
>>
>>
>
> I'm sure I'm going to open a whole can of worms with this observation,
> but I do NOT think one needs to back down hard to 'set' an anchor.
>
> We anchor under sail frequently enough with NO power in reverse to 'set'
> the anchor, and indeed engineless boats seem to manage okay, too (the
> Pardeys and the Hiscocks in the early days come to mind).  Proper
> anchors and proper anchoring technique sets it.  I have been anchored in
> 50 knots of wind, admittedly on two anchors, but without any power
> delivered to 'set' the anchor(s).
>
> So, no, I don't find "gently setting the anchor is a waste of time" to
> be consistent with real world experience at all.
>
>
>
> -- 
> John S. Riley
> S/V Gaelic Sea
> 1972 Alberg 30 #521
>
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