T&T: Anchor comments

[Pascal Gademer]

pesonally i prefer backing down with the anchor dangling in the water, jsut 
to make sure it doens't bang on the hull :-)

i once saw a neat system on a larger boat, they use a chromed or SS tube, 
maybe 3/4", attached to the pulpit and spryaing water directly on the chain. 
with a solenoid valve you could probably control that from the helm along 
with the windlass for singlehand operation.

one of those little projects that never make it to the top of the list...

pascal
hatteras 53MY
miami, fl
on MY Charmer, johnson 70, Newport RI
live helmcam @www.sandbarhopper.com

----- Original Message ----- 
From: <djmarchand at cox.net>
To: <trawlers-and-trawlering at lists.samurai.com>
Sent: Sunday, May 31, 2009 6:25 AM
Subject: Re: T&T: Anchor comments


> Larry:
>
> I have a wash down system. Not by Rocna but the pump was a Jabsco, I 
> think, plumbed to an available thru hull on the intake and then reinforced 
> flexible tubing forward. to a valve and garden hose in the bow locker.
>
> West, Defender, etc sell packages of pump, switch, hose and fittings.
>
> If you are a casual cruiser, you can get by with shaking the anchor chain 
> to try and get the mud off as you raise it and powering forward for a few 
> minutes with the anchor hanging down in the water to wash the big glob of 
> mud off of the anchor..
>
> But if you do this more than a few times a year, install a wash down 
> system.
>
> David
> ---- L H <pugettrawler37 at earthlink.net> wrote:
>> djmarchand at cox.net wrote:
>> > The 55# ( 25 kg) Rocna is as big as I could fit on the foredeck and so 
>> > far in about a dozen anchorings, it has held very well.....
>> > And when you retreive it,  it is amazing how much bottom it brings up 
>> > with it.
>> >
>>
>> Do all those with Rocna, Manson, etc. anchors also have a wash down
>> system?   If not, how do you deal with the load of bottom mud brought up
>> on the anchor?
>>
>> Thanks
>>
>> Larry H
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