"Doug Kanter" wrote in message
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....and due to its weight, it can also reduce the angle between the rode
and
the sea/lake bed, which will help the anchor "bite" better. I've read
this,
but I'm not sure how important it really is.

Until I lost that anchor yesterday, I thought your aforementioned reason was
*the* most important reason for rode. Now I see both reasons (prevent
strafe and reduce the pulling angle) are equally important.

Until I lost that anchor yesterday, I thought your aforementioned reason was
*the* most important reason for rode. Now I see both reasons (prevent
strafe and reduce the pulling angle) are equally important.

The more chain you use, the less scope you will need in almost any situation.

If you routinely anchor in relatively deep or crowded areas where 5 to 1 is
impractical,
an all-chain rode will often hold as well at 3 to 1 as a rope rode will at 5.
The extra weight of the chain keeps a shock absorbing "belly" in the rode to
help resist pullout, in addition to a more horizontal, (less vertical) pull on
the anchor once it is set.

"Gould 0738" wrote in message
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Until I lost that anchor yesterday, I thought your aforementioned reason
was
*the* most important reason for rode. Now I see both reasons (prevent
strafe and reduce the pulling angle) are equally important.

The more chain you use, the less scope you will need in almost any
situation.

If you routinely anchor in relatively deep or crowded areas where 5 to 1
is
impractical,
an all-chain rode will often hold as well at 3 to 1 as a rope rode will at
5.
The extra weight of the chain keeps a shock absorbing "belly" in the rode
to
help resist pullout, in addition to a more horizontal, (less vertical)
pull on
the anchor once it is set.

Gould, I don't care WHAT we might've said about you while you were gone from
this NG. You're not dumb, smelly or ugly. You just gave me a great idea. I
need more weight in the front of my 14' yacht when I'm the only one in it,
or the bow catches the wind, causing the boat to do some very interesting
things. I wonder how much chain would weigh 28 lbs, same as my battery,
which when placed in the bow for experimental purposes, added just enough
weight to level things nicely.

things. I wonder how much chain would weigh 28 lbs, same as my battery,
which when placed in the bow for experimental purposes, added just enough
weight to level things nicely.

14' boat.....

3/8" chain= 10 ' weighs about 4 pounds.
You could put 70' of chain up there to duplicate your 28 pound battery.

1/2" chain= 10' weighs about 6 pounds.
Call it 50', a pound or two one way or the other won't matter.

3/8" chain= 10 ' weighs about 4

OOPS.

Make that 3/16", not 3/8. Obviously 3/8 would be heavier than 1/4".

A 10 foot length of 3/8" chain weighs about 14 pounds. You'd only get 20 feet.
Not enough.

"Gould 0738" wrote in message
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3/8" chain= 10 ' weighs about 4

OOPS.

Make that 3/16", not 3/8. Obviously 3/8 would be heavier than 1/4".

A 10 foot length of 3/8" chain weighs about 14 pounds. You'd only get 20
feet.
Not enough.

Hmm. Maybe just a bag of sand. 50' of chain...bulky. Or, new boat.

Hmm. Maybe just a bag of sand. 50' of chain...bulky.

I am willing to guarantee that the chain will be of greater usefulness when
anchoring than would a bag of sand. :-)