my uniflite came with an ideal windlass and all chain rode also...i love it can sleep sound at night on the hook with 100' chain out in 15' water! i found the ideal website and there was some info about the "clutch plates"...i cleaned mine out and tightend them up to get a better grip...mine would slip now and then when bringing up the anchor but i got it tight enough now to work just fine
i wanted to add more chain but its darn expensive and a CRQ is $400!!! On May 18, 11:24 am, "Perry & Cindi" <[email protected]> wrote: > Kerry, > > That is very, very funny > > Capt. Perry > > _____ > > From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] > On Behalf Of Rich Zimmerman > Sent: Monday, May 18, 2009 2:09 PM > To: [email protected] > Subject: [UnifliteWorld] Re: Anchor Shopping > > Kerry, > > I hope I did not offend you, but I deal with many new boaters in my yard, > and see many things that could be avoided with some education. Boating can > be dangerous. I should have known though that , anyone that buys a Uniflite > has been boating before and knows they were built for boaters. > > I try to anchor with all my chain out and just the line touching the water. > I get the saftey of chain and the shock absorption of the line. I also put > out a sentinal with downriger weights I use for fishing. You can use less > scope with this set up. > > Here's good article for all on anchoring. > > http://www.boatingonthehudson.com/new/index.php > > I once saw 5 boats on one anchor in a crowded gunk hole all not facing the > same direction, and a guy in a go fast came cruising buy and cut his anchor > line and wraped it around both props. Next all the five captains fired up > their vessels and put them in forward and they went around in circles until > they ran aground towing the speed boat along. You could just imagine what > was said. I wish I had a video of that. > > Thanks > > Rich Zimmerman > > --- On Mon, 5/18/09, Kerry Lebel <[email protected]> wrote: > > From: Kerry Lebel <[email protected]> > Subject: [UnifliteWorld] Re: Anchor Shopping > To: [email protected] > Date: Monday, May 18, 2009, 12:43 PM > > Rich this is all good info. Thanks. I could points for ya though. I would > have preferred to wait an anchor in more shallow water as well. > Unfortunately it was not an option. The winds were coming out of the South > and blowing the boat directly into deeper water and into the ferry/shipping > lanes. I needed to drop quickly. About another 200 yards out and there is > a shelf that drops the water depth to about 200 ft. At which point the > anchor would have been useless. Also, I have taken the power squadron class > and my wife was Coast Guard. So I'm not a complete newbie to boating. Just > mostly to this boat in particular. I have been boating about 12 years. > This is just the first time I have owned a boat of this size. I am getting > used to all the "quirky" things the PO seemed to have done to it. (like > reversed fuel diagrams) As for cruising speeds we usually run around 1500 > rpms which in that boat puts me between 10-12 mph depending on currents. > The boat came with all that original chain. I do agree that it was plenty > heavy. The ideal windlass on the boat will pull 5/8" line in so maybe I > will look into some of that as well to drop the costs and weight a bit. I > am looking forward to doing a lot more swinging from the hook. The boat is > setup very well for it and we have a nice dinghy setup as well. I did a > dock walk yesterday and the majority of the cruisers around here seemed to > have Delta's on their boats. > > Kerry > > From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] > On Behalf Of Rich Zimmerman > Sent: Monday, May 18, 2009 8:53 AM > To: [email protected] > Subject: [UnifliteWorld] Re: Anchor Shopping > > Kerry, > > What the chances they took the fender and left the rest? Thats a lot of > work for a small boat to haul. You may want to grapple for it. You have > the GPS location. > > I have a Delta which I am happy with on 30' of chain. It replaced a > Danforth that I used for years. The Danforth is incredible in mud and sand, > but bad in grass and shells. It also will not reset in a tide change or > wind change. I was in one blow of 50+ on the Delta and it held fine in mud. > I carry three. the third being a small lunch hook I can use for a kedge in > a grounding or as a stern hook. There is no swiss army anchor. They all > were designed for a particular job. The plow is the closest all around > IMHO, but has limitations. > > See what everyone else in your area uses. Be sure to match your boating > style with theirs. Fair weather boaters get by with light weight tackle, > and cruisers often have heavy multiple set ups. What is the bottom like in > your anchoring area? > Your last set up was a good choice, but too much chain for a plaining hull > IMHO. Thats a lot of weight in the bow. Boat lenth + Line is good for my > area. I don't have rock or coral. > If you run as displacement, then all chain is great. Be sure to use a line > shock absorber from your cleat to the water line with a belly in the chain > to stop the banging in damage from all chain. Use chafing gear in a blow on > line. You can go thru a 5/8 line in a few minuetes. even a rag will work. > > If you have never pulled anchor, and would up on the hard at night, you have > missed one of boatings plesures. Right after that, you will be come an > expert on ground tackle and how to use it. You may want to do that now and > miss out on some of the fun. Trawlers tend to anchor more than other power > boaters. Check their web sites. Remember the weight is not a factor for > them or sailors. > > Remember, the only thing between you and those rocks is your ground tackle. > You didn't plan on dropping anchor where you did. You only had about a 5 to > one ratio in 45' of water. If you did not have all chain you may have > dragged it the blow you described. I would have prefered to anchor in much > less water, ie: wait till you drift closer to shore and then reley on your > ground tackle. I would want a 7 to one or more in the conditions you were > in. > > You as the captain are responsible for your vessel, crew and guests. > Maritime law is very much different than what you are used to. Safe boating > requires knowledge. Don't go out in conditions you may not be able to > handle. Your Uniflite will bring you thru most bad situations, but a lot > depends on you. Learn and study as much as you can, and it's a great > enjoyable sport. It can be frought with dangers. Be safe. Take a USPS or > Coast Guard Aux safe boating class as a starter. You will never know too > much about boating, and will learn everyday. Think before you act, twice. > > Thanks > > Rich Zimmerman > 914-478-0482 > 914-588-4407 Cell > > --- On Mon, 5/18/09, Kerry Lebel <[email protected]> wrote: > > From: Kerry Lebel <[email protected]> > Subject: [UnifliteWorld] Anchor Shopping > To: [email protected] > Date: Monday, May 18, 2009, 1:16 AM > > Well.the anchor and chain are gone. 300ft of 3/8" chain and a 45# anchor. > Someone cut the line and took the fender. You guys called it. Saturday > night I was talking to a vessel assist guy and he said another 42ft Uniflite > called in that they were taking on water. Anyone on this list? Anyway, I > am on the hunt for a new anchor. Should I stuck to traditional CQR or go > with a Delta or Rocna? > > Kerry > > No virus found in this incoming message. > Checked by AVG -www.avg.com > Version: 8.5.339 / Virus Database: 270.12.33/2120 - Release Date: 05/18/09 > 06:28:00 --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "UnifliteWorld" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/UnifliteWorld?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
