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Forum: Anchoring & Mooring 08-10-2014, 04:00
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Posted By DoubleWhisky
Re: Photos of Anchors Setting.

It really helps a lot!
With the photos provided by cagney (thank You again, cagney!) and Your desription (augmented by gspeak post - thank You, gspeak!) we are at least into real discussion, not...
Forum: Anchoring & Mooring 07-10-2014, 12:52
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Posted By DoubleWhisky
Re: Photos of Anchors Setting.

Unhappily they do not, really. Problem is, any photos are two dimensional. You can look at them and actually "see" the geometrical difference, because You know both anchors in 3-D reality, so...
Forum: Anchoring & Mooring 06-10-2014, 14:39
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Posted By DoubleWhisky
Re: Photos of Anchors Setting.

Thank You a lot gspeak !

Photos were obviously made in very poor conditions of visibility, so more to Your credit. It looks the Excel set very level, fluke is completely buried and there is no...
Forum: Anchoring & Mooring 04-10-2014, 07:59
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Posted By DoubleWhisky
Re: Photos of Anchors Setting.

Hi NornaBiron :flowers:

Your photos are well complementing this thread - thank You :thumb:

By the way - it was or Bene or Feeling :biggrin:
Feeling is the brand name for monohulls of Groupe...
Forum: Anchoring & Mooring 30-09-2014, 14:56
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Posted By DoubleWhisky
Re: Photos of Anchors Setting.

To stop a drift in this excellent thread posts relevant to new anchoring equipement for Bavaria 40 were copied, and new thread created to discuss this and connected matters.

New Anchoring Setup...
Forum: Anchoring & Mooring 30-09-2014, 12:03
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Posted By DoubleWhisky
Re: Photos of Anchors Setting.

Keiron,

the BBB chain is not equivalent of Grade 40 chain.
It is Grade 30 chain and can be marked as 3B or BBB on the links.
Very similar chain can be marked PC, PC3, G3 or G30

Grade 40 chain...
Forum: Anchoring & Mooring 29-09-2014, 13:55
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Posted By DoubleWhisky
Re: Photos of Anchors Setting.

Just for sharing:

In my very own spreadsheet the following anchor sizes are listed as suitable for Bavaria 40, Med cruising area, seasonal cruising:

Boss 27 kg
Excel ...
Forum: Anchoring & Mooring 28-09-2014, 16:27
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Posted By DoubleWhisky
Re: Photos of Anchors Setting.

Rocna recommends its 33 kg anchor for this boat. Mantus advice is 38.6 kg (85 lb). Delta is rated as HHP, not SHHP, so should weight about 30% more than appropriate Rocna.
Wish You good luck with...
Forum: Anchoring & Mooring 28-09-2014, 14:46
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Posted By DoubleWhisky
Re: Photos of Anchors Setting.

Seabed angle rarely is even :smile:
Main reason for dragging was of course pathetically undersized 25 kg Delta on 46 ft, medium displacement boat :biggrin: :biggrin: :biggrin:
Forum: Anchoring & Mooring 28-09-2014, 12:29
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Posted By DoubleWhisky
Re: Photos of Anchors Setting.

Swinging into deeper water changed the anchor orientation on the slopping seabed. Before the swing the anchor was pulled up-hill, and held, despite being undersized. After the swing the anchor was...
Forum: Anchoring & Mooring 19-09-2014, 15:10
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Posted By DoubleWhisky
Re: Photos of Anchors Setting.

Doing really good work this anchor of Yours :smile:

And You - with camera :thumb:
Forum: Anchoring & Mooring 15-09-2014, 14:03
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Posted By DoubleWhisky
Re: Photos of Anchors Setting.

Factor,

with all due respect:



Noelex wrote "convex plow anchors do..."
Noelex did not claim that all convex anchors are plow anchors.
Noelex did not claim that any convex anchors exept...
Forum: Anchoring & Mooring 15-09-2014, 12:49
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Posted By DoubleWhisky
Re: Photos of Anchors Setting.

I will stick to my theory....
Forum: Anchoring & Mooring 15-09-2014, 05:22
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Posted By DoubleWhisky
Re: Photos of Anchors Setting.

Please, post a detailed report!
Can be a lot of fun really :biggrin: :biggrin: :biggrin: :biggrin: :biggrin: :biggrin: :thumb:
Forum: Anchoring & Mooring 14-09-2014, 12:44
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Posted By DoubleWhisky
Re: Photos of Anchors Setting.

Thank You both for fantastic photos :flowers:

It must be wonderful to dive down to such a remnants of the history, I supose :smile:

Thank You a lot again,

Tomasz
Forum: Anchoring & Mooring 14-09-2014, 12:41
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Posted By DoubleWhisky
Re: Photos of Anchors Setting.

Thank You for info!

Less the own lenght of anchor to bury is excellent result!

By the way, I can not believe it, but after Noelex posted new Marmaid's photos we are still debating over...
Forum: Anchoring & Mooring 14-09-2014, 09:29
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Posted By DoubleWhisky
Re: Photos of Anchors Setting.

Ken, Sulaire,

I was asking for the distances Ultra normally travel from the point of drop to the point where it is set well (assuming proper care and procedure)???

Is it less than anchor...
Forum: Anchoring & Mooring 14-09-2014, 05:01
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Posted By DoubleWhisky
Re: Photos of Anchors Setting.

We are all holding breathe and waiting, waiting, waiting.... :biggrin: :flowers: :flowers:
Forum: Anchoring & Mooring 13-09-2014, 17:10
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Posted By DoubleWhisky
Re: Photos of Anchors Setting.

Let's put the Box aside. When I saw it, I was under impression it was invented by boating fascinated farmer as a creative developement of a wide tooth harrow. If it was possible to make a plough to...
Forum: Anchoring & Mooring 13-09-2014, 15:30
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Posted By DoubleWhisky
Re: Photos of Anchors Setting.

Only other thing I can think about is this crazy strange thing called probably Box anchor...
But I doubt if anybody can use it at all... No chance for photos...
Forum: Anchoring & Mooring 13-09-2014, 15:22
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Posted By DoubleWhisky
Re: Photos of Anchors Setting.

I remember XYZ claiming their 33 lb being good for 63 footer...
But even they demanded some chain...

Thinking, thinking...
Forum: Anchoring & Mooring 13-09-2014, 14:56
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Posted By DoubleWhisky
Re: Photos of Anchors Setting.

Suuuure!!!

Anchor porn is so exciting!!!
You know, this turning around, while well dug in...
And Mermaid's photo peeks of this.... :thumb:
Forum: Anchoring & Mooring 13-09-2014, 14:12
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Posted By DoubleWhisky
Re: Photos of Anchors Setting.

No finger in the eye intended.
I didn't know the meaning of the word, so googled it.
English - Polish on - line dictionary gave me the meaning You used (I think and hope...), but explanations from...
Forum: Anchoring & Mooring 13-09-2014, 07:10
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Posted By DoubleWhisky
Re: Photos of Anchors Setting.

Hmmmmmmmmmmmmmm..............................................

Smouldering - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Smouldering)

Urban Dictionary: smouldering...
Forum: Anchoring & Mooring 12-09-2014, 13:16
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Posted By DoubleWhisky
Re: Photos of Anchors Setting.

Next one in production line is 35 kg
May be a tad overkill, but would work even as heavy storm anchor with decent safety margin.
I looked through production lines and think that for this particular...
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