300 feet of chain in the bow locker, along with 300 feet of nylon rode (with
its chain). Additional rode/chain in the laz. Currently the Bruce is rigged
and ready to go as my "go to" anchor, with the Fortress in the laz and the
Delta in the forward stateroom ready to pass topside if needed. Boat trims
well, without excessive hobbyhorsing under the conditions I tend to
encounter. If I know I'm going to try anchoring in grass, I'll switch to the
Delta forward.

"NE Sailboat" wrote in message
news:BP0Ah.3510$4_5.1234@trnddc05...
Where do you store all the ground tackle? I'm assuming you have one of em
up front,, but where do you keep the other two.

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"NE Sailboat" wrote in message
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Just read a web story about a dragging anchor. So, I start to think???
How big.. that is how much bigger than the recommended anchor can a boat
use.

Do you all ,,, in north talk that is "you guys" .. carry a big, huge,
anchor.. the one for the "tough" job?

And what size in relation to boat size.


I carry a Bruce, a Fortress, and a Delta, all one size larger than
recommended for Essie's length. I also carry 300 feet of chain (1/4"
proof coil to fit the windlass) , 600 feet of nylon rode in 2 sections,
each with 45 feet of chain at the anchor end. I would like to have a Luke
for rocks. To me it's not so much trying to have the biggest heaviest
anchor as it is having at least two anchors that will work well in
whatever bottom I might need to anchor in. The combination of the Bruce,
Fortress and Delta have me pretty well covered, as they overlap bottom
types.