[Rhodes22-list] Seven Anchors
William E. Wickman
wewickman at duke-energy.com
Wed Jan 11 08:06:48 EST 2006
My GBI plastic clad original anchor is gone forever too. Not because I
threw it away, but because it got washed overboard during very rough sea
conditions in Pamlico Sound (waves were breaking over the top of the bow
pulpit). Lesson learned: If you are going to keep your anchor on the bow
pulpit hanger, be sure to tie it down with extra line if you expect rough
conditions. Or better yet, remove it from the bow pulpit completely. I
was lucky in one respect, though. The plastic coating on the anchor
protected my hull from getting scratched and gouged as it was torn loose.
Like Bill E., while I had it, I found the plastic coated anchor's holding
ability to be far inferior to the holding of a Fortress FX-7. I was so
impressed with the FX-7 that I now have two. I believe that they would
hold the Rhodes through a hurricane (although I wouldn't want to try it).
Bill E., I await your anchor report with great interest.
Bill W.
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I'm down to 7 anchors. The plastic clad original anchor on the bow is
gone forever--I'll never again use a clad anchor--I replaced it with a
Fortress FX-7 (I think) which exactly fits into the brackets Stan
provided for the clad anchor. I am anchoring from the bow, again, and
using the forward anchor tray, again.
I spent more time anchored than sailing last summer. The problem with
testing anchoring is that you have to leave the hook in for a long time
to make sure it is securely set in changing wind and current
situations. I tried everything, and will report back as soon as I have
the time.
The short version of what I discovered is that having sufficient flaked
rode instantly available where you need it is more important than the
anchor you use. The anchor coatings defeat the holding and setting
power of the anchors. Once you learn to set anchors you can set them
every time so they will never ever drag.
More to come,
Bill Effros
Mary Lou Troy wrote:
> Peter,
> We took it out of the boat. Gives us more room to store other stuff up
> there.
>
> ML
>
> At 06:37 PM 1/10/2006 -0500, you wrote:
>
>> Mary Lou,
>>
>> Raven came with the same set up and I agree it works well. Just haven't
>> been able to figure out what to store in the anchor tray in that
>> constant
>> fresh breeze. What do you keep in yours?
>>
>> PT
>>
>> ----- Original Message -----
>> From: "Mary Lou Troy" <mltroy at verizon.net>
>> To: "The Rhodes 22 mail list" <rhodes22-list at rhodes22.org>
>> Sent: Tuesday, January 10, 2006 6:18 PM
>> Subject: Re: [Rhodes22-list] One Hatch, Bilge and Ventilation
>>
>>
>> > Mark,
>> > We also have a Nicro solor vent on the bow. It provides constant
>> > ventilation to the boat (solar energy charges the battery which
>> keeps it
>> > running overnight.) Rather than using the rode tray we store our
>> anchor
>> and
>> > rode in a bag made for that purpose (West BoatUS etc.) and store it
>> in the
>> > lazarrette. Much handier there than on the bow and we don't have wet
>> anchor
>> > rode drying out in the Vberth (which we use for storage rather
>> than for
>> > sleeping).
>> >
>> > Mary Lou
>> > 1991 R22 Fretless
>> > Ft. Washington, PA / Swan Creek, MD
>> >
>> > At 01:07 PM 1/10/2006 -0500, you wrote:
>> > >Ed, I'm sorry, but I don't quite follow what you mean by this
>> sentence:
>> > >"Their methods do away with the need for the front access for the
>> anchor
>> > >line to go into the anchor line tray." What are the "methods"
>> Rummy and
>> > >Bill are using? Are they storing ing the anchor line somewhere
>> else and
>> > >putting the Nicro vent into the vent the anchor line normally
>> goes? If
>> > >so, what do you do with the anchor line? As a newbie, I wasn't
>> around
>> for
>> > >the original discussion ... so I'm not quite following this
>> > >shorthand. Clean air in the cabin is going to be a concern of
>> mine when
>> I
>> > >receive our recycled Rhodes later this year (lots of mold
>> allergies in
>> the
>> > >family), and I wasn't aware that a stinking anchor line was a
>> potential
>> > >problem.
>> > >
>> > >Thanks,
>> > >
>> > >-Mark
>> > >
>> > >-----Original Message-----
>> > >From: ed kroposki <ekroposki at charter.net>
>> > >To: The Rhodes 22 mail list <rhodes22-list at rhodes22.org>
>> > >Sent: Tue, 10 Jan 2006 11:30:44 -0500
>> > >Subject: [Rhodes22-list] One Hatch, Bilge and Ventilation
>> > >
>> > >
>> > > We are having a discussion about bilge pumps and causes of
>> problems.
>> > >Also, had question about one hatch versus two hatches. Well, I
>> have no
>> > >hatches and my recycled boat came with a bilge pump.
>> > > A successful way to increase total ventilation is a
>> Nicro(sp?) solar
>> > >powered vent. I have seen one Rhodes with one in the cabin roof.
>> However,
>> > >over the years we have had discussion about stinking anchor lines.
>> Several
>> > >solutions are in use, i.e. Rummy's and Bill's solutions. Their
>> methods
>> do
>> > >away with the need for the front access for the anchor line to go
>> into
>> the
>> > >anchor line tray. The smaller Nicro vent fits right into the hole
>> without
>> > >modification. Then when the sun shines there is constant
>> ventilation.
>> It
>> > >works and improves the overall atmosphere of the cabin.
>> > >
>> > >Ed K
>> > >Greenville, SC, USA
>> > >Addendum: For Bill E: http://hudsonriverlive.com/popup.htm?
>> > >
>> > >
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