T&T: All chain rode scope question.

[Dan Stone]

Following up Randy's post below, is anyone trying Capt. Wil's
observation and recommendation from several years ago that, since chain
tries to "float" in soft mud and actually tends to prevent the anchor
from digging down to China for a good set, better success can be had
with no chain, using nylon only except for a length of wire rope to
prevent chafe on the buried rode.  

Dan Stone
M/V Slow Dance
Albin 43
St. Petersburg, FL 

-----Original Message-----
From: trawlers-and-trawlering-bounces@lists.samurai.com
[mailto:trawlers-and-trawlering-bounces@lists.samurai.com] On Behalf Of
Randy Pickelmann
Sent: Wednesday, August 30, 2006 5:27 PM
To: trawlers-and-trawlering@lists.samurai.com
Subject: T&T: All chain rode scope question.

...... Sunday night we anchored in Trippe Creek, off the Tred-Avon
River.  The bottom was REAL soft and we couldn't get our Delta (with all
chain) to take a good hard set.  Using the "three strikes, you're out"
policy, we set the #44 Bruce on about 100' of nylon....

Regards,
Randy Pickelmann
MORNING STAR
back in Solomon's, MD
getting ready for Eduardo
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