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Forum: Anchoring & Mooring 12-02-2019, 20:38
Replies: 186
Views: 26,357
Posted By Suijin
Re: Yep - we dragged!

Well having a CQR that is almost double the weight (80 lbs. vs. 45 lbs.) of the recommended size for their boat has something to do with their success I suspect.

I had a 45 lb. CQR on my heavy...
Forum: Anchoring & Mooring 12-02-2019, 06:45
Replies: 186
Views: 26,357
Posted By Suijin
Re: Yep - we dragged!

Jim that’s a bit like saying you drove a car without seatbelts for years without incident and plenty of people still do without incident.

I’m not going to judge anyone for their choice of anchor,...
Forum: Anchoring & Mooring 21-10-2018, 14:46
Replies: 186
Views: 26,357
Posted By Suijin
Re: Yep - we dragged!

An extra 10 minutes or however long it takes setting your anchor is a prudent investment in happiness. Better to be patient and sleep well than to be hasty and awakened by anything to do with a...
Forum: Anchoring & Mooring 21-10-2018, 10:58
Replies: 186
Views: 26,357
Posted By Suijin
Re: Yep - we dragged!

That’s almost exactly my process. I’ll add that when lowering the anchor after it just touches bottom I’ll wait until the boat is drifting back for sure before I start paying out rode. I guess that...
Forum: Anchoring & Mooring 04-08-2018, 12:49
Replies: 186
Views: 26,357
Posted By Suijin
Re: Yep - we dragged!

LOL I was going to ask sailorboy if he’d ever anchored at Block. In addition to it being very difficult ground in most areas where deep draft boats can anchor, it’s often extremely crowded with like...
Forum: Anchoring & Mooring 13-05-2018, 11:19
Replies: 186
Views: 26,357
Posted By Suijin
Re: Yep - we dragged!

I honestly think it was just an area of poor holding given your anchor, scope, etc.

As an example, I used to have a slip on Back Creek in Annapolis, even more sheltered than where you were....
Forum: Anchoring & Mooring 13-05-2018, 07:09
Replies: 186
Views: 26,357
Posted By Suijin
Re: Yep - we dragged!

The holding in Chesapeake creeks can vary widely in a given creek so you really should take AC reports with a grain of salt. Talk about fluffy mud...there is virtually no current, the silt run off...
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