"Wally" wrote in message
Bart Senior wrote:

If you have a dedicated kedge, its better to have a low
stretch rode on the kedge.

Why?

Winching in the rode on a kedge is difficult enough without having to take
up the stretch of the rode.


Assuming you don't mean *no* stretch, how does one get less stretch - are
there rodes with an intermediate stretch?

Chain (virtually no stretch), but it's impractical for a kedge, not to
mention too heavy to transport simply for the infrequent act of kedging. A
better alternative might be dacron rode as opposed to nylon. Then there are
the high-tech materials, such as kevlar, spectra, etc. None of them would
have value as anchor rodes, but as kedging rodes they would conceivably
limit stretch. An old halyard from a maxi racer could function as a kedging
rode.

Max

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

Ahhhh.... the light bulb goes on! Thanks! I'll keep it in mind.

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"Bart Senior" wrote in message
. net...

If you have a dedicated kedge, its better to have a low
stretch rode on the kedge.

Jonathan Ganz wrote

No idea. Please enlighten! (perhaps less chain?)

"Bart Senior" wrote

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

That sounds true in theory, but impractical. Seems like a waste of money to
buy 2-300' of big, low-stretch line to keep around just for use as a kedge
rode. Considering most use their secondary anchor as a kedge, I would think
just having a big diameter rope rode on the secondary would be sufficient.

Ahhhh.... the light bulb goes on! Thanks! I'll keep it in mind.

"j" ganz @@

"Bart Senior" wrote in message
If you have a dedicated kedge, its better to have a low
stretch rode on the kedge.

Just exactly how much scope do you think you
need when you are aground?

If your draft is 6' and topsides are 4', the length
of your kedge rode would be about 70'.

Bobspirt wrote

That sounds true in theory, but impractical. Seems like a waste of money
to
buy 2-300' of big, low-stretch line to keep around just for use as a kedge
rode. Considering most use their secondary anchor as a kedge, I would
think
just having a big diameter rope rode on the secondary would be sufficient.

"Bart Senior" wrote in message
If you have a dedicated kedge, its better to have a low
stretch rode on the kedge.

Just exactly how much scope do you think you
need when you are aground?

If your draft is 6' and topsides are 4', the length
of your kedge rode would be about 70'.

What if you are on a reef fringing deeper water or not on the very edge of the
shoal?

Bart, he's kedging off a ferry.

SV
"Bart Senior" wrote in message
. net...
Just exactly how much scope do you think you
need when you are aground?

If your draft is 6' and topsides are 4', the length
of your kedge rode would be about 70'.

Bobspirt wrote

That sounds true in theory, but impractical. Seems like a waste of
money
to
buy 2-300' of big, low-stretch line to keep around just for use as a
kedge
rode. Considering most use their secondary anchor as a kedge, I would
think
just having a big diameter rope rode on the secondary would be
sufficient.

"Bart Senior" wrote in message
If you have a dedicated kedge, its better to have a low
stretch rode on the kedge.