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There is a pretty good article in the June Cruising World about anchoring in a hurricane. It looked like the people who did best used all chain or nearly so. Chafe gear on the snubbers was also a major factor.
Giff
S/V PHOENIX
> 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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