Danforth makes a light weight anchor of aluminum so why not one made
from G10? It'd be lightweight fer sure and sure would not corrode.
Yeah, you'd prob have to weight the flukes to get em to set right but
I hear that the lightweight danforths have a problem skimming over the
bottom too without setting but once set are great.

On Wed, 10 Feb 2010 07:35:20 -0800 (PST), Frogwatch
wrote:

Danforth makes a light weight anchor of aluminum so why not one made
from G10? It'd be lightweight fer sure and sure would not corrode.
Yeah, you'd prob have to weight the flukes to get em to set right but
I hear that the lightweight danforths have a problem skimming over the
bottom too without setting but once set are great.

If the rode's too short or there's not enough chain, they will often
not set properly.
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John H

"John H" wrote in message
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On Wed, 10 Feb 2010 07:35:20 -0800 (PST), Frogwatch
wrote:

Danforth makes a light weight anchor of aluminum so why not one made
from G10? It'd be lightweight fer sure and sure would not corrode.
Yeah, you'd prob have to weight the flukes to get em to set right but
I hear that the lightweight danforths have a problem skimming over the
bottom too without setting but once set are great.

If the rode's too short or there's not enough chain, they will often
not set properly.
--

John H


I have limited experience with setting an anchor myself, but from what I
observed a few times, the angle of the line from the boat to the bottom is
what's important... maybe 30 deg.? Something like that. How would lots of
chain make up for the angle, except with it piling up on top of the anchor?

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Nom=de=Plume

On 2/10/10 3:00 PM, nom=de=plume wrote:
"John wrote in message
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On Wed, 10 Feb 2010 07:35:20 -0800 (PST), Frogwatch
wrote:

Danforth makes a light weight anchor of aluminum so why not one made
from G10? It'd be lightweight fer sure and sure would not corrode.
Yeah, you'd prob have to weight the flukes to get em to set right but
I hear that the lightweight danforths have a problem skimming over the
bottom too without setting but once set are great.

If the rode's too short or there's not enough chain, they will often
not set properly.
--

John H


I have limited experience with setting an anchor myself, but from what I
observed a few times, the angle of the line from the boat to the bottom is
what's important... maybe 30 deg.? Something like that. How would lots of
chain make up for the angle, except with it piling up on top of the anchor?



You're asking herring? snerk

Harry wrote:
On 2/10/10 3:00 PM, nom=de=plume wrote:
"John wrote in message
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On Wed, 10 Feb 2010 07:35:20 -0800 (PST), Frogwatch
wrote:

Danforth makes a light weight anchor of aluminum so why not one made
from G10? It'd be lightweight fer sure and sure would not corrode.
Yeah, you'd prob have to weight the flukes to get em to set right but
I hear that the lightweight danforths have a problem skimming over the
bottom too without setting but once set are great.

If the rode's too short or there's not enough chain, they will often
not set properly.
--

John H


I have limited experience with setting an anchor myself, but from what I
observed a few times, the angle of the line from the boat to the
bottom is
what's important... maybe 30 deg.? Something like that. How would lots of
chain make up for the angle, except with it piling up on top of the
anchor?



You're asking herring? snerk

It's OK for you to answer if you can.

On Feb 10, 12:22*pm, Harry wrote:
Harry wrote:
On 2/10/10 3:00 PM, nom=de=plume wrote:
"John *wrote in message
. ..
On Wed, 10 Feb 2010 07:35:20 -0800 (PST), Frogwatch
*wrote:

Danforth makes a light weight anchor of aluminum so why not one made
from G10? *It'd be lightweight fer sure and sure would not corrode..
Yeah, you'd prob have to weight the flukes to get em to set right but
I hear that the lightweight danforths have a problem skimming over the
bottom too without setting but once set are great.

If the rode's too short or there's not enough chain, they will often
not set properly.
--

John H

I have limited experience with setting an anchor myself, but from what I
observed a few times, the angle of the line from the boat to the
bottom is
what's important... maybe 30 deg.? Something like that. How would lots of
chain make up for the angle, except with it piling up on top of the
anchor?

You're asking herring? *snerk

It's OK for you to answer if you can.

You really want the pull to be horizontal and your rode (rope) makes a
catenary curve with the end tangent to the bottom. Chain flattens the
catenary causing the pull to be more horizontal. I am really trying
to make the whole thing lighter although more chain might be easier to
haul than a heavy anchor. Perhaps a "kellet", that is a weight on the
rode near the anchor to force the pull to be more horizontal would
help with a lightweight anchor.

On Wed, 10 Feb 2010 07:35:20 -0800 (PST), Frogwatch
wrote:

Danforth makes a light weight anchor of aluminum so why not one made
from G10? It'd be lightweight fer sure and sure would not corrode.
Yeah, you'd prob have to weight the flukes to get em to set right but
I hear that the lightweight danforths have a problem skimming over the
bottom too without setting but once set are great.

Weight counts for a lot with an anchor. It improves the ability of
the anchor to get down quickly, and to penetrate the bottom quickly.
There is really no substitute for weight that is totally adequate.
Light weight anchors are fine once they are set properly but
everything up until that point is a compromise.