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Forum: Seamanship & Boat Handling

28-05-2017, 07:43

Replies: 193

Anchor types and General questions

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Posted By estarzinger

Re: Anchor types and General questions

a lot of folks here forget that it used to be standard practice to sail on and off anchors, and thus to know how to set them under sail (not motor), and that it can be done perfectly well, and is...

Forum: Seamanship & Boat Handling

19-05-2017, 14:51

Replies: 193

Anchor types and General questions

Views: 23,429

Posted By estarzinger

Re: Anchor types and General questions

^^ let me try to clear things up a little for you:

1. We know that a genuine delta is a perfectly adequate anchor.
2. We know that a genuine rocna will have somewhat better holding than the above...

Forum: Seamanship & Boat Handling

19-05-2017, 12:25

Replies: 193

Anchor types and General questions

Views: 23,429

Posted By estarzinger

Re: Anchor types and General questions

so amusing

there are several people on this board who 'made their name' over the 'rocna steel quality' issue. the requirement for a specific (high) grade steel and the absolute need for published...

Forum: Seamanship & Boat Handling

19-05-2017, 11:09

Replies: 193

Anchor types and General questions

Views: 23,429

Posted By estarzinger

Re: Anchor types and General questions

jeeze . . . . the delta is a perfectly adequate anchor.

It is not the latest and best thing . . . . but if you found a good deal which fits your boat, it will be just fine.

Make sure it is...

Forum: Seamanship & Boat Handling

17-05-2017, 10:42

Replies: 193

Anchor types and General questions

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Posted By estarzinger

Re: Anchor types and General questions

Do you range up to Prince Rupert? I remember we encountered an anchorage with "couple inches of mud over rock" bottom just a bit south from Price Rupert - as a stop on the way over to the Queen...

Forum: Seamanship & Boat Handling

17-05-2017, 08:34

Replies: 193

Anchor types and General questions

Views: 23,429

Posted By estarzinger

Re: Anchor types and General questions

^^ yes our anchors were big (50-55kgs), and yes, I believe there is more of a 'scale effect' with the bruce types than other types.

On our previous boat we used smaller anchors, and my personal...

Forum: Seamanship & Boat Handling

17-05-2017, 06:58

Replies: 193

Anchor types and General questions

Views: 23,429

Posted By estarzinger

Re: Anchor types and General questions

I will comment that I believe there are two entirely different anchoring 'load cases'. One is in a 'burying bottom' - eg mud or sand where the anchor will bury/penetrate - the sort of bottom you see...

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