Liveaboard Anchoring .......

[Nicholson58]

We have a 75# CQR as primary on 310 feet of 5/8 chain. It seems small on the bow. No lifting and hurling. Hurling is after the beer. We will probably switch to a 125# Supreme next season. Replated the chain using ArmorGalv | Michigan Metal Coating - Home Armored galvanizing. We are really happy with it.


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[boatman61]

Originally Posted by Nicholson58

We have a 75# CQR as primary on 310 feet of 5/8 chain. It seems small on the bow. No lifting and hurling. Hurling is after the beer. We will probably switch to a 125# Supreme next season. Replated the chain using ArmorGalv | Michigan Metal Coating - Home Armored galvanizing. We are really happy with it.



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Vee berth looks a bit cramped....

[s/v Jedi]

Originally Posted by dandrews

LOL... And hopefully you can figure out how to get the gps to xmit your call sign as required by FCC regs every 5 minutes and at the end of the transmission.

Not needed... handset will do that automated in morse. Most countries where we cruise only know one thing about HAM radio: extra income.

tsk tsk am I the only HAM using automated modes?

cheers,
Nick.

[s/v Jedi]

Originally Posted by boatman61

Vee berth looks a bit cramped....

Nah.. looks like some secret new type of anchor

ciao!
Nick.

[ozskipper]

I always take a couple of transits.. Eg a big tree and a radio mast in the distance. And, from another angle, say a bridge pylon and a building further away. I also mention it to any crew on board so they can also have a peek from time to time. Obviously there will be a little movement in the transits as the boat swings, but its a basic way of knowing exactly what the anchor is doing- or not doing

[teejayevans]

Originally Posted by Mike OReilly

Either way, it's quite the discrepancy. What's the right answer?

I don't know where y'all anchor, but there is no way you will be able to put out that much rode in any popular anchorage on the east coast of US, you may not drag, but you'll be colliding with everyone else who is 5:1 on a wind shift.
Tom

[boatman61]

Originally Posted by teejayevans

I don't know where y'all anchor, but there is no way you will be able to put out that much rode in any popular anchorage on the east coast of US, you may not drag, but you'll be colliding with everyone else who is 5:1 on a wind shift.
Tom

Not if I get there 1st....

[s/v Jedi]

Originally Posted by boatman61

Not if I get there 1st....

I have to agree with Tom that it isn't as easy as that. You can't just claim a huge space for yourself by going for a huge scope on the anchoring rode. 5:1 is defendable or, when it's nice calm weather, 3:1 might be needed to fit everybody in. When you then declare to go 10:1 or 14:1 and that, as you were there first, the others must leave the anchorage, is a bit like Scrooge

cheers,
Nick.

[boatman61]

Originally Posted by s/v Jedi

I have to agree with Tom that it isn't as easy as that. You can't just claim a huge space for yourself by going for a huge scope on the anchoring rode. 5:1 is defendable or, when it's nice calm weather, 3:1 might be needed to fit everybody in. When you then declare to go 10:1 or 14:1 and that, as you were there first, the others must leave the anchorage, is a bit like Scrooge

cheers,
Nick.

Yup.... I Hate Christmas as well....
I tend to avoid the popular spots by the way... they're what I'm getting away from... the Mobiles and generators and ******** buzzing my boat on jet bikes and overpowered ribs...
Ever notice how little natural life there is around the popular anchorages... apart from the ***** Hawks...
Should add... works well in Europe.. but then we have strong tides here... so most lay out the chain... except power boats.. they're the same all over

[Mike OReilly]

Originally Posted by teejayevans

I don't know where y'all anchor, but there is no way you will be able to put out that much rode in any popular anchorage on the east coast of US, you may not drag, but you'll be colliding with everyone else who is 5:1 on a wind shift.
Tom

We mostly sail the north shore of Lake Superior, so crowds are not a problem. If we even see another cruising sailor out here it is a cause for celebration! But we used to sail in the North Channel (Georgian Bay), and there we would have to anchor in some very crowded locations, often on inadequate rode.

I am a polite Canadian, so I am always conscious of taking too much space, or blocking others from the anchorage. Especially if there are few other options for anchoring in the area. BUT, at some level this becomes a dangerous practice.

Crowded anchorage with boats set on inadequate rode
+
fast-moving cold fronts or thermal-induced thunderstorms
=
Dangerous Mayhem, and numerous insurance claims.

Crowded anchorages are one of the reasons we are seriously considering trucking our boat to the PNW to start The Big Cruise (in a year or two). Seems the crowds are not nearly as thick over on the west coast of NA.

[s/v Jedi]

Originally Posted by Mike OReilly

We mostly sail the north shore of Lake Superior, so crowds are not a problem. If we even see another cruising sailor out here it is a cause for celebration! But we used to sail in the North Channel (Georgian Bay), and there we would have to anchor in some very crowded locations, often on inadequate rode.

I am a polite Canadian, so I am always conscious of taking too much space, or blocking others from the anchorage. Especially if there are few other options for anchoring in the area. BUT, at some level this becomes a dangerous practice.

Crowded anchorage with boats set on inadequate rode
+
fast-moving cold fronts or thermal-induced thunderstorms
=
Dangerous Mayhem, and numerous insurance claims.

Crowded anchorages are one of the reasons we are seriously considering trucking our boat to the PNW to start The Big Cruise (in a year or two). Seems the crowds are not nearly as thick over on the west coast of NA.

When the weather is not stable, nice and calm, a scope of 5:1 has to be allowed. We tend to anchor 3:1 often when room is tight, but even though we never dragged, I don't feel very secure with it and worst squalls we got at this short scope was 40-45 knots.

cheers,
Nick.

[Bash]

I find that the crowded spots are usually being occupied by folks who have to row ashore. With a 10' rib with a 15hp engine, I don't mind anchoring deeper at all, especially if I can find a spot where I'm not downwind of boats with HDP (high drag potential.) I'd rather anchor deep at 5/1 than shallow at 3/1, although with an all-chain rode I'm usually happy spending the night at 4/1.

[zeehag]

when i sailed in gulf of mexico with a friend, i found anchor drag alarms will allow you to sleep a lil too long before quietly beeping that the dragging is happening. i trust my anchor watch protocol better--is totally electricity free, and works perfectly every time.

[Jim Cate]

Originally Posted by Nicholson58

We have a 75# CQR as primary on 310 feet of 5/8 chain. It seems small on the bow. No lifting and hurling. Hurling is after the beer. We will probably switch to a 125# Supreme next season. Replated the chain using ArmorGalv | Michigan Metal Coating - Home Armored galvanizing. We are really happy with it.


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5/8 " -- are you sure??? looks more like 3/8 to me! 5/8 is pretty damn big chain for a yacht of your size IMO.

Cheers,

Jim

[s/v Jedi]

Originally Posted by zeehag

when i sailed in gulf of mexico with a friend, i found anchor drag alarms will allow you to sleep a lil too long before quietly beeping that the dragging is happening. i trust my anchor watch protocol better--is totally electricity free, and works perfectly every time.

You sound very experienced in it

cheers,
Nick.