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From: Aerofoam (no email)
Date: Thu Sep 13 2001 - 13:11:47 EDT
> I trust that you have some 50 ft of chain for each of the spare anchors as
> well as oversized anchor shackles so that you chain things together.
I don't carry that much chain. I have 2-25' lengths of 3/8" and 2-25'
lengths of 5/16" (I think...) I do have plenty of hardware. I have always
planned on using one of the anchors as a canternary.
Earl Heinz's book on anchoring is to carry a
> small mooring ball. The mooring ball will float on the surface and keep
the
> line off the bottom and away from coral.
Very good idea, I have wanted to experiment with using the bruce as a
primary with the heavy danforth as a canternary in a tandem arrangement and
using the mooring ball as you stated. I have a good bay nearby to test
things out. I also have a 175HP motor boat to provide some force........
My boat only weighs around 8000lbs, but I am sure it generates more force
from windage than a heavy mono. It probably doesn't generate the same
powerful surge loads of a heavy boat though.
Some friends of mine told me about a video they saw where a multi hull in
Hawaii literally flew like a kit from it's mooring before it flipped over
backwards and went tumbling up the shore!!!
I just replaced my trampolines with shrimp netting for windage and water
excursion and my front beam is sloped downward at the leading egde, so it
should act as a spoiler to destroy any lift.
We carried six 10-ft lengths of chain that we looped around pilings,
> mooring bollards, and cleats and closed the loop with anchor shackles.
The
> chain was hung over the edge and the we'd tie the dock lines to the anchor
> shackle.
This is brilliant, I will be buying some short lengths soon!
Mark Mech
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