On Wed, 18 Nov 2009 19:17:04 -0400, "Don White"
wrote:



Oh boy. At this time I'd recommend a Power Squadron course to get familiar
with the basics.
Where? How much?
As a general rule you should have a rode seven times longer than the deepest
water you'll anchor in.
As part of the rode...chain equal to your boat length.
Rode is a word I've never seen or heard. (the nautical term version) I
thought it was a typo until I went to the links provided by John.
You've probably seen the different types of anchors around...so if you know
what type you have it would help.
example I have a little mushroom anchor with my open aluminum boat but
you'd have maybe a plow type or Danforth.
It is a Danforth.
Thanks Don.
Eddie

see:
http://boatingsailing.suite101.com/a...f_boat_anchors
and:
http://images.google.ca/images?clien...ed=0CB0QsAQwAw