[Public-List] anchor and rode

[Gordon Laco]

Hello folks. 

We have a 5/16"  BBB all chain anchor  cable 200' long with a 25lb CQR as our main tackle.   There's also 200' of 5/8" three strand nylon up forward to which we can shackle 5' of 3/8" chain and a 13lb Danforth as a second.   

Because I like anchors, I have accumulated two nifty folding fisherman anchors of 15 & 20lbs, a small Bruce, a little 12lb  folding grapnel and a honkin' big fisherman we take as insurance when cruising.  

At the stern we have a 100' rope anchor cable and several lengths of more rope I've accumulated over the years.   

Ya, I like anchors.   Once I was coming home from the States and was going through Canada Customs at the airport. I had the big fisherman on my shoulder ( got it for a great price in Maine).  The agent stared at me a moment then said " is that an anchor?".  I stared back then answered "I'm in the Navy".  I could see him trying not to laugh as he waved me through... 

Gord 426 Surprise 

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On Apr 16, 2011, at 8:40 PM, Richard Mair <ramair49 at gmail.com> wrote:

> On Into the Blue we have two 150 foot all chain rodes..Love the Bruce as our
> main anchor,great on sandy bottoms..We used a high tensile chain so we could
> drop a size to save weight and keep the same strength..The chains lived in
> canvas bags in the locker till they rotted..We are doing a refit and put in
> fiberglass partitions to keep the chains separate.
> Richard 609
> 
> On Sat, Apr 16, 2011 at 1:21 PM, Dave Terrell <dterrell at message.nmc.edu>wrote:
> 
>> I have two questions
>> 
>> 1. does any one have all chain rode? if so, what size chain, what kinnd of
>> chain, how much, and how does the weight of the chain effect the way the
>> boat sails? (I do not race).
>> 
>> 2. what are the challenges of using a bruce/claw anchor on our boats. I
>> noticed that the pictures on the site showed that at least one person uses a
>> bruce anchor.
>> 
>> thanks for any thoughts.
>> 
>> David, 432
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