Sirecks, is that how you report your position when flying that C17? Charlestion, I’m currently at 25ish AGL,on a heading of about 120ish or thereabouts, at a speed of maybe three five zero knots, give or take? LOL! I know, government standards! Measure it with a micrometer, mark it with a piece of chalk and cut that sucker with an axe:smiley:
SeaHunt,
I’ve got a homemade reef anchor that you can have. It’s made of aluminum and only weighs a few lbs. If you want it, give me a call. I’m in Red Bank.
Bob
Bob Van Gundy
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Custom Aluminum Fabrication
803-727-4069
No Easy, I let my copilot do all that. I’m too busy watchin’ movies on my laptop!
WOW!So at a 7 to 1 ratio, at 60 ft minimum you are looking at around 420 feet. Where do you guys keep that kind of anchor line on your boat? I will look at lowes this evening, what size is best again?
So after looking for a few days on hotels in Charleston it looks like my trip will be postponed a few weeks. Cannot seem to locate a hotel that has any openings that is a decent price. So it will give me more time to prepare. I hope to be picking up a reef anchor in the next week, and also getting some chain and rope.
Lots of King tournaments this month and the PGA this week. Decent priced hotels will be scarce for a couple weeks.
Buy a 600’ spool of rope and splice 3 150’ anchor lines that can be stored in separate compartments and connected when needed. Use the rest to splice yourself some new dock and hand lines.
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Originally posted by Bolbie…the harbor was slick as an eel pecker.
Sirecks is correct about the anchor line ratio, but as a rule in 60"ish" feet of water, if I let out 250’ of line and am still breaking loose, just forget the anchor and drift across the structure. Given…you will loose a lot more rigging drifting if you go to the bottom, but you can do good with the spades, cobia, AJ’s, and spanish macks without going all the way down.
Key West 196;150 Yammie
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The ratio that Sirecks mentions is the Coast Guard recommended ratio (although I thought it was 6:1) which takes heavier seas into account. Anyway, I don’t think most of us use that. We don’t anchor up when it’s over 3’ seas, but we commonly get away with a 1.5-2:1 ratio all of the time. The trick is to have a lot of heavy chain. About 1 foot of chain per 1 foot of boat for a danforth style anchor. So yes, in about 100’ of water, I’m only using about 150’ of rope plus a 25’ chain on my 26’ boat and we don’t move. If you need to let out that much rope on your anchor to “stay put”, then your chain isn’t long enough. The extra chain adds weight to keep your danforth pulling into the sand at the appropriate angle.
Just keep in mind, if you are in 6’ seas trying to anchor and you are stuck on a 2:1 ratio, then you risk pulling the bow under on a large wave. That is why the CG recommends 6:1. It gives the boat some ability to rise and fall with larger waves. Again, if it’s 2-3’ seas then it’s not a concern. I have no desire to bottom fish in anything over 3’ anyway so I am not anchored in heavy seas. If you MUST anchor in heavy seas, then just let out all of the rope you have as it’s a bit safer that way.
Any recommendations on where to purchase a 600’ spool of 3/8" line? That is the correct size right? And can I get the chain from the same place?
http://www.sportsmansguide.com/net/cb/cb.aspx?a=735453
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Originally posted by Bolbie…the harbor was slick as an eel pecker.