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Forum: Anchoring & Mooring

30-11-2007, 22:26

Replies: 16

Anchor locker too shallow-pyramid of rode!

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Posted By Paul Elliott

It's all a compromise. Boats with a plumb bow...

It's all a compromise. Boats with a plumb bow make it easier to have a deep chain locker up forward. But, these tend to be lighter and racier boats, where you try to keep the weight out of the ends...

Forum: Anchoring & Mooring

30-11-2007, 17:40

Replies: 16

Anchor locker too shallow-pyramid of rode!

Views: 12,612

Posted By Paul Elliott

This will depend a lot on the geometry of the...

This will depend a lot on the geometry of the locker/pipe. I was considering something like this, but I realized that in my case the ramp would be shallower than the chain's "angle of repose". ...

Forum: Anchoring & Mooring

29-11-2007, 22:15

Replies: 16

Anchor locker too shallow-pyramid of rode!

Views: 12,612

Posted By Paul Elliott

Some people actually lube the chain as it comes...

Some people actually lube the chain as it comes in (with biodegradable soap, for example), to help it settle better. In my chain locker, with nice new galvanized chain it spread out fine. Once it...

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