On Feb 12, 8:05 am, "NE Sailboat" wrote:
Wayne ,, if I use oversize chain ,, to say the anchor size .. will this be
to my advantage. I have a plow and it sits up front in a roller which was
designed for it.. Maybe adding a heavy chaine would give me some advantage.

If you don't have a powered windless I'd suggest using a kellet.
Since you can retrieve the kellet independently of the rest of the
rode you can make the whole system heavier and kellets are very
effective.

As everyone notes, bigger is better with anchors and anchor rode when
anchored. However, smaller is better with anchors and anchor rode
when sailing and when retrieving. As with all things boat, you will
have to compromise. The Hinz book is a good place to start if you
are really set on rethinking your anchoring set up from scratch.

-- Tom.