[Rhodes22-list] Ground Tackle

[Michael Meltzer]

I am the danfirth hater :-)

The highest number I every seen is 900-1100 pounds for the boat.

the basic are 200 feet on NewEngland 3 strand nylon, 3/8(4400 break, so 20% working is 880), the boat does not ride right on 1/2(you
will break the anchor right out), 7/16 only works if you are sizing for storm anchors and it still a little much in my humble
options. chain type 1/4 proof(1250 working load), shackles one size up and wire them. chain length is a funny number, I like 1 foot
per foot of boat(tradition around me), but I think is more important to keep over all system weight to a manageable level. 1/4
weight about .6 pounds per foot, 20 feet is 12 pounds, 5 pounds for the line and I will assume that hauling 30 pounds around the
deck is the limit. So that leveals 13 pounds for the anchor.

ok, which one. Well I like the spades and the bruce(claw), the spade is great but very hard to store on the boat without an anchor
roller, the 11claw will store under the seat but it is not great for mud(most of your use).

Than thier is the danforth that only does great in mud, not the greatest at reseting, and the light ones will sail and are hard to
set, but does store on the rail ok. That said you will mostly be in mud, a steel danforth around 14-15 pounds should do on an bow
hanger. I would be very templed to recommend a 16.5 pounds bruce(claw) on it's own chain and rhode in an anchor bag alway ready to
run, stored in the lazzeret, the problem with the danforts on the bow is they great when you are plaining to anchor, but getting
them off the bow and the rhodes up from the draw is hard when things happening fast, like loosing the motor by lee rocks. the
bruces(claw) will set fast and be happy on short scope and will be handy to have if you away from mud.

MJM





----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Mary Lou Troy" <mltroy at verizon.net>
To: "The Rhodes 22 mail list" <rhodes22-list at rhodes22.org>
Sent: Sunday, May 23, 2004 3:59 PM
Subject: Re: [Rhodes22-list] Ground Tackle


> Doug,
> I think your 3/8 in rode and 1/4 in. chain are sufficient. We've anchored
> for years with a 9 lb Danforth and only 6 ft. of chain. The only time it
> didn't hold was with a 5 Rhodes raftup but that wasn't intended to be
> overnight.
>
> That said, we've always thought we didn't have enough chain so we just
> swapped it out a couple of weeks ago for 14 ft. of chain and immediately
> had it tested last weekend. We were anchored up in Swan Creek overnight
> with the Danforth well set with a 7:1 scope. There was a t-storm
> overnight  - with winds said to be 30 knots/gusts higher (by others in the
> anchorage with wind instruments). The winds were from a different direction
> than the windds when we set the anchor (maybe 90 to 120 degrees different).
> We had the pop top enclosure and the bimini up and sailed all over the
> place but the anchor held just fine. We had the outboard started as a
> precaution because there were quite a few very large boats boats and
> raftups nearby but we didn't need it. It was wild for 35 minutes or so and
> just very windy for another 15.
>
> I do think the 9 lb Danforth is a little light but we've had such good luck
> with it and and I am so familiar with how it sets that I am reluctant to
> change. We have the 13 lb. Danforth that came with the boat as a back-up.
> It also has 3/8 in. rode and 16 ft. of 1/4 inch chain. There are a lot of
> people who don't like Danforths but in the Chesapeake mud ours always sets
> and has held through wind and current shifts. We keep talking about a
> second anchor of another type but just haven't figured out the storage
> logistics.
>
> Mary Lou
> 1991 R22 Fretless
> Swan Creek, MD / Ft. Washington, PA
>
>
> At 03:33 PM 5/21/2004 -0400, you wrote:
> >Back when we were discussing "Toys for Rhodes," Michael said that his first
> >priority would be a working anchor system rated for 40+ knots.  As I am soon
> >to purchase my anchor line and chain, I would like to ask the list, what
> >anchor & rode combinations are all of you using?
> >
> >As you guys and gals have a lot of experience, what do you recommend for
> >overnighting and weathering a Chesapeake Bay thunderstorm with some margin
> >of safety?  Would premium 3/8" line with a moderate grade 1/4" chain be a
> >good combination?
> >
> >Fair winds
> >--Doug
> >(whose "slightly used" Rhodes is still at the glider factory)
> >
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