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What anchor should I buy?
I have an anchor (came with the used boat) that looks like this:
http://www.basspro.com/servlet/catal...&hvarTarget=se arch&cmCat=SearchResults Mine is probably 15 pounds. When I anchor in 15-20 feet of water the boat will slowly still move away. After about 30 minutes I will have moved 15-20 yards back out into the lake. What style of anchor do I need for a 19 foot sea ray? --C |
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What anchor should I buy?
On Saturday 15 May 2004 7:52 pm in rec.boats Ree-Yees wrote:
I have an anchor (came with the used boat) that looks like this: http://www.basspro.com/servlet/catal...&hvarTarget=se arch&cmCat=SearchResults Mine is probably 15 pounds. When I anchor in 15-20 feet of water the boat will slowly still move away. After about 30 minutes I will have moved 15-20 yards back out into the lake. What style of anchor do I need for a 19 foot sea ray? 15 pounds is a paperweight, only suitable for a rowboat. OTOH, you may not have a problem, in 20 feet of water you should have paid out 80 feet of chain (NOT rope) so 15 yards of movement does not necessarily mean that the anchor has moved if there is a strong current. -- My real address is crn (at) netunix (dot) com WARNING all messages containing attachments or html will be silently deleted. Send only plain text. |
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What anchor should I buy?
80 ft of chain for a 19 ft boat. Good Grief! Well that would certainly hold
it, you wouldn't even need an anchor at the end of it. -- Bill Chesapeake, Va "Chris Newport" wrote in message news:1230651.ZhFhDyEEMr@callisto... On Saturday 15 May 2004 7:52 pm in rec.boats Ree-Yees wrote: I have an anchor (came with the used boat) that looks like this: http://www.basspro.com/servlet/catal...&hvarTarget=se arch&cmCat=SearchResults Mine is probably 15 pounds. When I anchor in 15-20 feet of water the boat will slowly still move away. After about 30 minutes I will have moved 15-20 yards back out into the lake. What style of anchor do I need for a 19 foot sea ray? 15 pounds is a paperweight, only suitable for a rowboat. OTOH, you may not have a problem, in 20 feet of water you should have paid out 80 feet of chain (NOT rope) so 15 yards of movement does not necessarily mean that the anchor has moved if there is a strong current. -- My real address is crn (at) netunix (dot) com WARNING all messages containing attachments or html will be silently deleted. Send only plain text. |
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What anchor should I buy?
15 pounds is a paperweight, only suitable for a rowboat.
OTOH, you may not have a problem, in 20 feet of water you should have paid out 80 feet of chain (NOT rope) so 15 yards of movement does not necessarily mean that the anchor has moved if there is a strong current. even in a Midwest prarrie lake? nah, *then* a a 15# anchor is what you want. |
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What anchor should I buy?
you should have
paid out 80 feet of chain on a Sea-Ray 19 footer? nah. |
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"Chris Newport" wrote in message
news:1230651.ZhFhDyEEMr@callisto... What style of anchor do I need for a 19 foot sea ray? 15 pounds is a paperweight, only suitable for a rowboat. OTOH, you may not have a problem, in 20 feet of water you should have paid out 80 feet of chain (NOT rope) so 15 yards of movement does not necessarily mean that the anchor has moved if there is a strong current. Total, complete nonsense. There are a number of 15 pound anchors that are perfectly fine for a small boat, even overkill. I've anchored many times with a small Fortress; may current second anchor is a FX23, which is only 15 pounds. Although I'm not a fan of Danforth style anchors as the only anchor in high risk situations (current reversing in the middle of the night near a rocky shore) in a muddy lake this would be a very secure anchor. And contrary to some claims, all chain is usually a waste, often counter productive. For a small boat in protected waters, the minimum chain, perhaps 8 feet, is best. On my last boat I had a small Fortress for a lunch hook, and tried to use it with no chain, but it was hard to get it to the bottom if there was a current. The problem with the OP's anchor is that its designed for fishing off a small boat, where long term holding is not even desirable. |
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What anchor should I buy?
I'm not sure what that kind of anchor is for. Maybe for "mooring," but it
doesn't look like anything any serious boater I know uses for conventional anchoring. From the library, get a Chapmans or other boating text and read the anchoring section. There's a lot of "technique" as well as "hardware" to consider. There are fluke-style anchors (e.g. Danforth, Fortress), plow-style anchors (e.g. CQR), and Bruce anchors (and facsimiles). And a few other more specialized types. The technique of "setting" an anchor is a little different than that of getting it "hold" once it's set. Using chain? How much? Attached to what kind of line, and how much? How much do you pay out? What's the bottom like? Congratulations for keeping a good anchor watch! You're ahead of the curve by just doing that. ==== Charles T. Low - remove "UN" www.boatdocking.com/BDPhoto.html - Photo Contest www.boatdocking.com www.ctlow.ca/Trojan26 - my boat ==== "Ree-Yees" wrote in message ... I have an anchor (came with the used boat) that looks like this: http://www.basspro.com/servlet/catal...&hvarTarget=se arch&cmCat=SearchResults Mine is probably 15 pounds. When I anchor in 15-20 feet of water the boat will slowly still move away. After about 30 minutes I will have moved 15-20 yards back out into the lake. What style of anchor do I need for a 19 foot sea ray? --C |
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What anchor should I buy?
On Sat, 15 May 2004 16:02:43 -0400, "Charles T. Low"
wrote: I'm not sure what that kind of anchor is for. Maybe for "mooring," but it doesn't look like anything any serious boater I know uses for conventional anchoring. =============================== It's a modified mushroom anchor. They've been around for years and are perfectly suitable for anchoing small boats in soft bottoms and protected conditions. For a 19 foot boat I'd recommend something like a 9 pound Danforth anchor with 6 feet of 1/4 chain and a 3/8ths nylon rode. As long as the anchor is well set , and you let out sufficient scope, you could ride out almost anything with that combination. |
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What anchor should I buy?
As long as
the anchor is well set , and you let out sufficient scope, you could ride out almost anything with that combination. "ride out almost anything" is NOT what one does in a 19 foot Sea-Ray on a lake. No need to, and can be rather dangerous if one tried to. Lakes can get real choppy in rough weather. |
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What anchor should I buy?
I would get a Danforth anchor, and stick with rope..
Here's a pictu http://www.woods-group.co.uk/mooring...rth_anchor.jpg Should run you about 100 bucks... we use one on a river with moderate current, and similar depth, and it never moves... -j "Ree-Yees" wrote in message ... I have an anchor (came with the used boat) that looks like this: http://www.basspro.com/servlet/catal...&hvarTarget=se arch&cmCat=SearchResults Mine is probably 15 pounds. When I anchor in 15-20 feet of water the boat will slowly still move away. After about 30 minutes I will have moved 15-20 yards back out into the lake. What style of anchor do I need for a 19 foot sea ray? --C |
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