Southern Cross 31 for sale
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Southern Cross 31 for sale
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Southern Cross 31 for sale
Why? because the SC 31 has a short waterline (25 feet? 23 feet? I am trying
to recall for sure, but certainly short) and 300# of chain on the bow will push it waaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaay off its lines, making a terrible sailor out of the boat. btw, depth of water is NOT the reason to carry 300# of chain (chain is mostly useful in coral and/or rocky bottoms, and even then you really, really, really want not much more chain than might be needed to stay off the bottom). people carry 300# of chain because chain goes through an electric windlass easier than a chain/rope rode does. In other words, it is useful if the boat owner is too weak and decrepit to haul up by hand 35# of anchor and 20# of chain, or manual windlass 45# of anchor and 40# of chain. Why is this relevant? Surely the amount of chain carried is more a function of the depth of water one expects to anchor in, rather than the length of the hull (up to a point anyway) steveb |
Southern Cross 31 for sale
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Southern Cross 31 for sale
not really, except for those too weak to haul up an anchor and who feel they
REQUIRE an electric windlass. btw, depth of water is NOT the reason to carry 300# of chain (chain is mostly useful in coral and/or rocky bottoms, and even then you really, really, really want not much more chain than might be needed to stay off the bottom). people carry 300# of chain because chain goes through an electric windlass easier than a chain/rope rode does. In other words, it is useful if the boat owner is too weak and decrepit to haul up by hand 35# of anchor and 20# of chain, or manual windlass 45# of anchor and 40# of chain. I suspect opinions will differ on this steveb |
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