[Rhodes22-list] Docking and anchor lines

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Hi Reid,
I always thought that more chain was better but when it got to the 
point that I could not safely carry 15-20 ft of chain and an anchor 
around the boat we looked at the Fortress. Fortress says "We 
recommend using 6 ft (2m) of chain for every 25 ft (8m) of water 
depth. Coastal anchoring is often in under 50 ft (16m) of water 
depth, and so boaters commonly use 10-15 feet (3-5m) of chain with 
their Fortress anchors."  I think we have six feet on ours - could be 
8. In the Chesapeake we rarely anchor in more than 6 to 10 feet of water.

In any event, it has held us in a couple of mighty blows with wind 
shifts. I do take great care to make sure it is set and if there is 
room in an anchorage always use 7x scope which we will lengthen to 
10x in a blow.

Best,
Mary Lou



At 09:29 AM 4/21/2015, you wrote:
>Hi all,
>On the various boats we've had over the years, we've had chain on the anchor
>that's the length of the boat and we've coupled that with a Fortress anchor.
>The chain weight helps the light anchor stay put in a blow.
>
>We've also used the plastic length markers IIRC we got from West Marine that
>tells us how much rode (including chain) we've let out.
>
>
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