For more anchor testing than you can imagine, check out the SV Panope
channel on youtube - Steve is an anchor testing fanatic. Holding,
different bottoms, veer testing...
I'm running a 15kg Rocna with 65 ft of chain plus nylon. So far so good...
Graham Collins
Secret Plans
C&C 35-III #11
On 2021-07-11 9:13 p.m., Rick Brass via CnC-List wrote:
When I bought my first real keel boat in 1994 (my C&C 25 la Belle
Aurore) I needed to ake classes to learn how to deal with those big
green and red thingies in Delaware Bay – and tcommercial ship traffic
that goes with them. My instructor in the Power Squadron was a
somewhat grizzled old retired USCG Master Chief. He had a number of
rules of thumb that have served me well over the years:
1 pound of anchor per foot of boat length
1 foot of chain per foot of boat length
1” of fender diameter per 4 feet of boat length
And so on.
For Imzadi (C&C 38 mkll) I have 65’ of high test chain and 200 feet of
nylon for each of the two anchors on the bow. They are a 22KG Bruce
and a 45 lb. CQR. (I don’t like Danforth anchors – every boat that has
dragged in the harbor in my home town has had one. The just won’t
reset when dislodged by reversing currents and wind that we have.) My
25 has a 25 lb. CQR and 30 feet of chain – but it is a day sailor and
not usually out in storms.
And I have additional (bigger) hurricane anchors for both of them.
I have Bruce and CQR anchors, but the cruisers that I see in my marina
swear by Rocna and seem to be favoring the Mantus anchors lately. My
guess is that would be my first choice if I updated my ground tackle.
BTW, the website for Fortress/Guardian anchors has some useful
information on anticipated loads based on wind speed and size/type of
boat that are helpful in determining what size anchor, chain, nylon,
and windlass you might need for your boat.
Rick Brass
ImzadiC&C 38 mk2 #47
la Belle AuroreC&C 25 mk1 #225
Washington, NC
*From:*Korbey Hunt via CnC-List [mailto:[email protected]]
*Sent:* Sunday, July 11, 2021 8:13 AM
*To:* Stus-List <[email protected]>
*Cc:* Korbey Hunt <[email protected]>
*Subject:* Stus-List Anchor
Give been told my 22# Danforth anchor with 15 ft of chain is too small
for is too small for my 34 ft C&C in SE Alaska. I have a spare
stainless 35 lb CQR anchor on my trawler in MX. Would this be a
better choice? Anyone have thoughts on the matter.
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