"Bruce In Bangkok" wrote in message
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On Fri, 19 Jun 2009 08:33:42 -0400, Keith Nuttle
wrote:

cavelamb wrote:
Capt. JG wrote:
"cavelamb" wrote in message

Have you tried a curved approach?

This is a very interesting thread but as with other similar threads each
posters omits an essential piece of information. That information is
the size of the boat that they are talking about. The posters to this
group have many different types of boats. Retrieving an anchor on a 17"
bass boat is different that picking it up on a 21' sailboat, If you
have a 40' sailboat it will be significantly different than either of
the above boats.

I have a 21' sailboat that is dock and trailer sailed so don't have much
to contribute to this thread but I would like to learn when I upgrade to
a bigger boat.


On walking the docks it seems that the "average" cruising boat seen
here is between, say 35 feet (and that would be pretty much the
smallest) and 55 or 60 feet. Probably the average is 40 ft. Of
course, they have all sailed here from somewhere else.

I would say that with the exception of an occasional manual windless
they are all equipped with electric anchor windless and probably 90%+
are using all chain rode and fairly heavy anchors. My own 40 ft sloop
displaces about 13 tons and has 45 lb. and 60 lb. CQR anchors and 200
ft. of 5/16 inch chain. If I were making off shore voyages I would
carry an additional 100 mtrs of 1 inch nylon rode for a total of 528
feet. Probably fairly typical of the anchoring equipment you see here.

Just for information (and I don't recommend it) I did make a trip down
to Malaysia and back with an inoperative anchor windless and hauled
the anchor once a day by hand, for six days.

Cheers,

Bruce
(bruceinbangkokatgmaildotcom)


A long time ago, in a galaxy far, far away, in the BVI, we re-anchored five
times in a row on a 40 foot Beneteau. My crew was not happy after #2, ****ed
off after #3, angry and surly after #4, and ready to get out the long boat
for me if #5 wasn't too my liking. No windlass other than manual.

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