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I agree with all you have said but I still decided on a reasonably long
nylon snubber and a whole bunch of the "bungy" snubbers. I think that
certain wind / wave combinations are too hard on a boat with only chain and
a 3' snubber
Peter
>From: "Pascal Gademer" <>
>To: <>
>Subject: Re: lv-ab: Anchor flames
>Date: Tue, 31 May 2005 10:28:39 -0400
>
>i like the "according to us" title... anchoring techiniques will be
>different depending on local bottom, boat, etc... there isnt' a single
>recipe.
>
>I use all chain with an fortress FX55 alum anchor. no swivel, no snubber.
>boat is 53' and about 50k lbs, fairly high profile compared to typical
>trawler or sailboat. in the past 2 years, i only dragged once, one night
>the wind shifted 90 deg and picked up to 30kts, causing the fortress not
>to
>reset. There was a solid blob of mud keeping it from digging back in.
>
>the big benefits I see to all chain are:
>
>-all that weight helps the anchor dig in quicker by keeping the pulling
>more
>horizontal. I always let it set naturally with the wind, adn only use the
>engines to check it.
>-extra drag helps holding the boat in light wind in anchorage with poor
>holding like thin sand over rocks/coral
>-in crowded anchorage, all chain usually gets you more respect :-) people
>think twice about cuttin close to my bow when they see that chain
>-no hassle with chain/rope transition in the windlass.
>-less problems feeding down in the locker.
>
>that same morning i dragged, after re anchoring I did see all 120' of chain
>being tight with no catenary in about 30kts wind (10' water) but anchor
>didn't pull out, no jerking motion on the boat either.
>
>obviously, conditions are usually pretty mild in south florida, so this
>might not work everywhere... but it works for me.
>
>i woudln't switch back to chain/rope (which i had before on a 37 express).
>harder to get the anchor to hold, frequent jam in the locker when
>retrieving, especially at the chain / rope transition..
>
>pascal
>miami, fl
>1970 hatteras 53my
>
>----- Original Message -----
>From: "Mike Brasler" <>
>To: <>
>Sent: Monday, May 30, 2005 4:30 PM
>Subject: lv-ab: Anchor flames
>
>
> > Wow that really was an invitation to flame wars, so get out your
> > lite-sabres.
> >
> > ANCHORING ACCORDING TO US
> >
> > OK what I am about to say is beyond speculation, it is our experience
>and
>it
> > works for us.
> > Disagree if you must, debate is healthy.
>
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