[Rhodes22-list] Anchoring -- Phuzzy Physics

[Bill Effros]

Ron,

You know better.  Ad hominem attacks are for the Seaward list, not ours.

What I am saying does not totally ignore all expert opinion.  Just 
because you may not have encountered these opinions before, does not 
make my experience wrong.  Everyone follows advice at their own risk.

Bill Effros



Ronald Lipton wrote:

> Yeah,  Bill needs to add a disclaimer to his posts. Perhaps:
>
> "This is my opinion. It totally ingnores all expert opinion and is
> based on limited testing in specific circumstances.  Following
> this advice may result in death dismemberment, or getting
> wet when you least expect it. Follow this advice your own risk"
>
> Ron
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> Subject: Re: [Rhodes22-list] Anchoring -- Phuzzy Physics
>
>
>
> Bill,
>
> There’s no way I’m an expert at anchoring, but I do know a bit about
> mechanics and physics. You’re certainly right about an anchor’s 
> generally sinking,
> but the chain rode issue may be about  how the anchor engages the  
> bottom,
> and stays engaged with the bottom -  not about sinking the  anchor. 
> Consider an
> anchor on the bottom with sufficient chain rode, if  there is a pull 
> from the
> anchor line with any vertical component, the weight of  the rode can
> counteract the effect of the vertical pull and ensure  that forces on 
> the anchor are
> horizontal (i.e. notionally  parallel with the bottom).  I believe 
> anchors are
> really made to deal with  horizontal forces; the anchoring effect is 
> achieved
> primarily by  flukes, plows, or other appurtenances optimally engaging 
> the
> bottom, and  that requires horizontal forces.  Without the rode, any 
> substantial
> pull on  the anchor line that has a vertical component may cause the 
> anchor to
> lift  vertically, in which case it may not engage properly, or at all, 
> with
> the  bottom.
>
> Dave
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