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Recommended Scope?
Jeff wrote:
One more thing, anyone who uses the word "catenary" doesn't really understand anchoring. Atta boy, good info! |
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Recommended Scope?
Keith wrote:
Not a false assumption, it happens all the time. Heck, if you plan for the worst case scenario all the time, just stay home and sell the boat. If you try to put out a 10:1 scope with all chain on a calm day, you're going to have a pile of chain on the bottom, and that's all. Probably piled up on top of your hurricane anchor. You can look up what people have learned over the years / decades for all chain rode and 3:1 is just fine. 6 or 7 to one or more is used in storms. I didn't say NEVER use that scope, it's just not necessary most of the time. Since the original poster was only asking about scope, I limited mine to that discussion. As a matter of practice, I have two anchors and rodes set up ready to go on the bow, with 6 more in inventory for all kinds of conditions, including hurricanes. 95% of the time, I stick with my primary anchor and 3:1 scope. Advising someone to get the biggest chain and anchor they can doesn't recognize real world conditions. So what would you put down in the described case? |
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Gary wrote:
Jeff wrote: One more thing, anyone who uses the word "catenary" doesn't really understand anchoring. Atta boy, good info! Thanks, I thought you might appreciate that. |
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