T&T: Anchors-Anchoring

[Greg Bradley]

I am very interested in this topic and would appreciate more opinions
on it.  We currently have a Danforth type anchor with 6' of chain and
300' of 5/8" twisted nylon.  I've never had problems with it setting
and holding, but...

We are planning to move into the Caribbean in the next month or so and
it was recommended to me that I move to about 50' of chain and then the
twisted nylon.  I know that it would protect against the coral better,
but am I going to have trouble setting the anchor?

Greg...

--- dd0267 at gregsteckel.com wrote:

> At first we had 25' of chain and then 200' of 5/8" twisted nylon
> behind it.
> Like Bob, we had some issues with setting with all that chain.  We
> replaced
> the 25' chain with a 6' piece of chain and it sets and holds great
> now - the
> manufacturer states you can use all rope rode and just need to use a
> 7 to 1
> scope when setting; with a little bit of chain, we generally use a 5
> to 1
> scope - of course when the wind picks up, we increase the scope after
> the
> set.
> 
> 
> Greg Steckel
> M/V Different Drummer
> President 35 Sundeck
> Frog Mortar Creek, MD
> 
> www.fmyc.org
> www.chesapeakebayboater.com
> 
>  
> 
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: trawlers-and-trawlering-bounces at lists.samurai.com
> [mailto:trawlers-and-trawlering-bounces at lists.samurai.com] On Behalf
> Of Dan
> Stone
> Sent: Friday, December 28, 2007 10:19 AM
> To: T&T
> Subject: Re: T&T: Anchors-Anchoring
> 
> Regarding the SuperMax and anchoring in the really soft stuff:
> 
> Is anyone out there following Captain Wil's suggestion to use wire
> rope
> instead of chain in those conditions, to allow the anchor to deep set
> easier?  His observation was that chain actually seemed to interfere
> with
> penetration of the anchor, with the chain in essence "floating" on
> the mud.
> I've carried a length of wire rope on board for that purpose, if
> needed, but
> never deployed it.
> 
> All the best to everyone for the New Year.
> 
> Dan Stone
> M/V Slow Dance
> Albin 43
> S. Petersburg, FL
> 
> 
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