One is used more than the other.

Cheers

Bart Senior wrote:

Aside from size, what is the fundamental difference
between a kedge anchor and rode, and a working
anchor and rode.

On Wed, 30 Jun 2004 01:51:22 GMT, "Bart Senior"
wrote this crap:

Aside from size, what is the fundamental difference
between a kedge anchor and rode, and a working
anchor and rode.




The price.




Pathetic Earthlings! No one can save you now!

Bart Senior wrote:

Aside from size, what is the fundamental difference
between a kedge anchor and rode, and a working
anchor and rode.



It mmakes sense to use low stretch line for the kedge and a somewhat springy line for the anchor.

Cheers
Marty

The release angle and eccentricity of the kellet.

BC


"Bart Senior" wrote in message
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Aside from size, what is the fundamental difference
between a kedge anchor and rode, and a working
anchor and rode.

Bart Senior wrote:

Aside from size, what is the fundamental difference
between a kedge anchor and rode, and a working
anchor and rode.

With a kedge anchor, it makes no difference at all if it does not
self-reset after swinging around.

Fresh Breezes- Doug King

On Wed, 30 Jun 2004 01:51:22 GMT, "Bart Senior"
wrote:

Aside from size, what is the fundamental difference
between a kedge anchor and rode, and a working
anchor and rode.



My understanding is that a working anchor is used to keep the boat in
one place and a kedge anchor is used to move the boat.
Mark E. Williams