Yara said.. Not sure if it is OK to post here as well, but a lady needs to get rid of a length of 10mm chain plus a fly fishing drogue. I also have a rock pick anchor to give away. Location St Ives Sydney.
Hi again, and thanks for all the responses. To add a little more information to my post: all of my anchoring is on sand in and around Port Stephens, Lake Macquarie, and Pittwater. Nothing too extreme, and during the day the Danforth anchor has worked quite well. However, I've never experienced a full 180-degree wind direction change while using it.
From the replies, it sounds like I'd be better off moving to a plough-style anchor and possibly running around 20 m of either 8 mm or 10 mm chain. A quick Google suggests that 10 mm chain would add roughly 30-40 kg more weight than 8 mm over 20 m, which would be additional weight on the bow of my cat, along with a heavier anchor. I already have a bow roller installed. Thanks again for all the replies - they've been a great help.
Hi all, I have some basic questions about anchoring overnight, hoping to ease my mind and give it a go this summer. I've been sailing my 10?m Crowther cat for a number of years and feel comfortable with it. I've done plenty of overnight stays, but only when there's an available mooring or at a marina. I'm a bit paranoid about sleeping at anchor until I've confirmed a few things. My current setup is: 12kg Danforth Anchor 5m of 8mm chain 35m of 12mm nylon rope to the boat Also, 20m of 6mm chain doing nothing. never used.
Whenever I anchor, it's just for a lunch stop in 4-8m of water, so it's pretty easy stuff. I lower and raise the anchor by hand, so 5m of chain isn't difficult to handle. I can run the rope up to a winch if needed. I also have a spare 20m of 6mm chain on board that's not in use.
I have a couple of questions: Is 5m of chain and 35m of rope enough to anchor overnight in 3-8m of water? I feel maybe I should be using more chain. The current setup would give me about a 5:1 scope in 8m of water, but I'm worried that might not be enough of that in actual chain?
Would I be better off ditching the 8mm chain altogether and just using the 20m of 6mm chain?
Another option could be to cut the 6mm chain down and attach only 10m of it to the end of the 8mm chain to give a total of 15m of chain. If that's suitable, could I simply join them with a 6mm bow shackle?
Any input would be greatly appreciated - as i'd like to gain more confidence in anchoring. Thank you!
