So, you disagree that the longer the chain the better the holding
power in an ideal bottom? 8^)

BB

(start with a friendly grin)
You've been taking lessons from the political threads here. (1) Make an absurd
statement. (2) Defend challenges to absurd statement by finding some safe haven
in closely related logic and claiming that was *really* what you meant all
along.

And of course you're right, the longer the chain the better the holding
power....although I think you can reach a point where additional scope becomes
more of a hassle than it's worth. Will 15:1 hold better than 7:1? Likely so,
but equally likely nobody would ever notice the difference.

I had to laugh at the original statement. "One minute of holding power for each
inch
of chain." Will two inches of scope hold a boat for two minutes? :-)

Now, when you're down on the dock next spring and two guys are debating anchor
rodes and one says "I read on the internet that you will hold one minute for
each inch of chain......" you'll have cause to feel just a bit guilty. :-)

"Ðon ßailey" wrote in message
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"tgodiver" wrote in message
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I have a 25 ft center console with a 13 lb. anchor. How much chain do
you
need for this anchor? and what size chain. I was thinking of using
5/16"
inch chain, can I get away with a smaller diameter to save cost?

Is there a standard length of chain for anchors?

thanks




The "G" man said "6 feet of chain for every 25 feet of water you
want to anchor in".

So,

If you usually anchor in say..40-50ft of water, get 12ft of chain.


Gotta call the "G" man on this one. That's an odd approach to the problem,
given that it doesn't give any consideration to the size of the vessel. It
suggests that the 12 ft. of chain in your example would be appropriate for
both an 18' Bayliner and a 72' Burger. I think the formula given earlier, a
foot of chain per foot of LOA makes more sense, assuming a rope/chain mixed
rode.

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"Ðon ßailey" wrote in message
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"tgodiver" wrote in message
...
I have a 25 ft center console with a 13 lb. anchor. How much chain do
you
need for this anchor? and what size chain. I was thinking of using
5/16"
inch chain, can I get away with a smaller diameter to save cost?

Is there a standard length of chain for anchors?

thanks




The "G" man said "6 feet of chain for every 25 feet of water you
want to anchor in".

So,

If you usually anchor in say..40-50ft of water, get 12ft of chain.


Gotta call the "G" man on this one. That's an odd approach to the
problem,
given that it doesn't give any consideration to the size of the vessel.
It
suggests that the 12 ft. of chain in your example would be appropriate for
both an 18' Bayliner and a 72' Burger. I think the formula given earlier,
a
foot of chain per foot of LOA makes more sense, assuming a rope/chain
mixed
rode.



I don't think the G-man is "talking" to anyone with a 72' Burger.
I think his show's target audience is the weekend boater.

I also think the primary variable here is more the depth of the water,
hence
the angle of the rhode(I think that's the correct word) more than the
size of the boat. (when your talking about boats between 14' - 32').
Anything larger would probably need a little more chain and a
larger anchor.



Btw,

I really like the work he's done on that 1984 228 Mako. I have
a 1984 254 Mako and would love to have a tower on mine like he's got.


db

I don't think the G-man is "talking" to anyone with a 72' Burger.
I think his show's target audience is the weekend boater.

I dunno, if I had a 72' Burger, you could bet your ass I'd be on it every
weekend, and would probably be watching "G" man on the weekends on a large
plasma screen in the salon being fed by the onboard sat TV system. But
alas, such is not my fate.


I also think the primary variable here is more the depth of the water,
hence
the angle of the rhode(I think that's the correct word) more than the
size of the boat. (when your talking about boats between 14' - 32').
Anything larger would probably need a little more chain and a
larger anchor.


Water depth is indeed a primary variable, and it dictates scope, the length
of total rode employed, expressed as a multiple of depth. Anchor size and,
in my opinion, chain length are driven primarily by vessel size.