New generation of anchors
 

On Mon, 27 Oct 2008 08:43:16 -0300, no onecares
wrote:

I'm curious, as I'm trying for the same setup now that I'm cruising,
and the scraping chain is a pain. Once you run the "hook line", there
is spare chain that will be looser than the line, doesn't it just
bang against the side of the boat?

You want to end end up with a loop of chain between the anchor roller
and the hook. As long as your anchor roller extends out over the
water by some amount there is no problem with chain hitting the boat.

On our boat the hook line usually ends up about 10 to 15 feet long and
the chain loop between roller and hook extends down into the water.
The weight of the chain loop helps to keep the hook firmly attached.

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New generation of anchors
 

The reason why most people stick with the CQR is that it does work.
Add to that an old fashioned fisherman’s on board and you can’t go
wrong.
Several years ago here in the UK there was a lot of fuss in the
yachting press about a certain wonderful new aluminium anchor. Lots of
superb reviews, diagrams explaining why it was so good, charts, data,
test results, it was guaranteed to revolutionise anchoring.
I bought one, it was useless.
I tried it on sand, on soft mud, on hard mud, it was almost impossible
to set, and there was on way I could rely on it stay set for long.
Sailors tend to be naturally cautious for good reason; their boat and
lives could depend on that anchor.