On Wed, 19 May 2004 17:54:46 -0400, "Gene Kearns"
wrote:

pwmeek wrote:
On adding chain to the rode: I like to have chain
equal to the weight of the anchor. Unless you
are anchoring in coral or some other abrasive
bottom, six to ten feet is plenty, so you up the
size of the chain to get the weight up. With a
25# danforth, use ten feet of 1/2" chain (overkill
for strength, but about the right weight).

If you are using this for the original 19' boat.... you certainly
*will* be anchored....

Actually, that IS the rig I use on my 20' center
console. I occasionally wish it were lighter, but
not as often as I am glad I have it when I make
a first-try set on hard clay in a 4 kt current.

I usually find that only an inch or two of the
flukes have penetrated into the clay when I
retrieve. Once another boat, that failed in
making a set, t-boned me (his side/my bow).
On that retrieve, nearly 6" had dug in.
Maybe not typical, but it's MY worst-case
anchoring problem.

I've also used it to kedge off a mud bank
that I ran up on. It took 4 of us pulling
to drag us off. (An embarrassing error on
my part -- don't ask.)

I do carry a 10# mushroom for a lunch "hook".