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Originally Posted by Dockhead
Did you try the anchor spring line suggested further up the thread? In my experience this is the killer solution for this problem.
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Sometimes, in my experience. Zboss mentioned the
ICW and I suspect what he's seeing a lot of is when the
current (absent any real fetch) is set up against
wind. It happens a LOT in the
ICW and the conditions are constantly changing with the tide. At max current you can be solidly overriding your
rode, and when the tide is changing you're all over the place when tide and wind are more balanced.
Sometimes an anchor spring will make you corkscrew all over the place...of it it's adjusted well, an hour later it will be wrong and you have to change it. That said I do use it in some circumstances.
I've never used a stern anchor in the ICW but I can see why Zboss would employ it. While I too would be concerned about wind on the beam I'd also be worried about difficulty retrieving both anchors in worsening conditions, particularly single-handed.
My usual solution in the ICW has been to employ a long snubber and relatively large degree of chain out between the snubber hook and the
boat. Keeps the chain off the
hull and the boat-to-snubber chain catenary, often dragging on the bottom, tends to dampen swinging.
That said, the best solution is usually situation-specific. Every boat is different as is every combination of wind, tide, and fetch. The more arrows you have in your quiver to address it the better.
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