[Rhodes22-list] anchoring - weight and size of mushroom ?

[Peter Thorn]

Robert,

A 10# mushroom makes a good lunch hook for a mud bottom and, if the weather
gets rough, with a shackle, it can also make a pretty good kellet for a more
serious anchor.

PT

-----Original Message-----
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[mailto:rhodes22-list-bounces at rhodes22.org] On Behalf Of Robert Skinner
Sent: Friday, September 19, 2008 10:18 AM
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Subject: Re: [Rhodes22-list] anchoring - weight and size of mushroom ?

Thanks for the reply, Mike.  I agree with you.

As the anchoring discussion related primarily to what
anchor(s) one keeps aboard and how to set it/them, I
wondered how/whether Bill carried his mushroom?  Or
has this thread meandered out of the universe of
discourse?  That's OK, too, ...

IMHO, a mushroom is not the kind of anchor one keeps
aboard a sailboat, but Bill may have a different
opinion.  For me, a mushroom is only for use as a
(semi)permanent mooring.

A helical screw mooring is favored by the harbor master
in Portland, ME.

/Robert

michael meltzer wrote:
> Please see your harbor master, they set the weight for the local
conditions
> of the mooring, around me it 11 pound per foot, rounded up, i.e. 300
pound.
> This is a case where bigger is better.
> 
> -mjm
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: rhodes22-list-bounces at rhodes22.org
> [mailto:rhodes22-list-bounces at rhodes22.org] On Behalf Of Robert Skinner
> Sent: Thursday, September 18, 2008 10:20 PM
> To: The Rhodes 22 Email List
> Subject: Re: [Rhodes22-list] anchoring - weight and size of mushroom ?
> 
> Bill Effros wrote:
>> Peter,
>>
>> I am not messing around, and I am a storm anchorer.  I feel my boat is 
>> much safer on its anchor than it is on land, and I keep my boat on the 
>> water throughout hurricane season.  We have hurricanes here, too, and my 
>> boat has weathered many without incident...
> 
> Bill,
> 
> Perhaps I missed something in an earlier post.  If so, please forgive the 
> request - but please do provide the specs of the mushroom anchor that you
> keep 
> aboard your Rhodes -- weight and dimensions.
> 
> Many thanks,
> /Robert
> 
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