[Rhodes22-list] Ground Tackle

[Mark Kaynor]

Doug,

I'd highly recommend the Fortress. We have one on Raven - we used it to stop
the drift of the raft-up when Mary Lou's dragged.

Mark

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[mailto:rhodes22-list-bounces at rhodes22.org]On Behalf Of Doug Mistler
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Thanks for the data, Mary Lou.  15' of chain seemed about right, so your
experience with 14' is reassuring.

I was thinking of upgrading the anchor and keeping Stan's.  I am looking at
the Fortress line of adjustable Danforth-type anchors, but need to do more
research.  With a new "slightly used" boat coming in, I have to address
other needs first.

Fair winds!

--Doug


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[mailto:rhodes22-list-bounces at rhodes22.org] On Behalf Of Mary Lou Troy
Sent: Sunday, May 23, 2004 4:00 PM
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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


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