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From: Randy Pickelmann (no email)
Date: Tue Jan 01 2008 - 13:10:41 EST
Wayne wrote (among other things!) "Give me chain, lots of chain, the more the
better.I may be anchored in 10' of water, but you'll see me with a 100' of
chain out. yeah, chain. "
Geeez Wayne!!
That's like the guy in St. Augustine. We anchored south of the Bridge of
Lions in 7' of water. We were actually able to find a place to shoehorn our
way in where we didn't drift into the ICW. We had the anchor down and set
when the guy calls on the VHF to tell us that he has 150' of chain out and his
anchor is under us. 150' in 7' of water! That's like a 21:1 scope! I wanted
to get out my grapnel hook out and find it for him but Cindy, who is the
brains in our outfit, decided that we should go into the marina so I could buy
her dinner ashore. (She also reminded me that there are several good ice cream
shops near the marina.) The problem with a 21:1 scope in a crowded anchorage
is lost on some folks. When the wind or tide changes, as it surely will do in
St. Augustine, the area of bottom that the boat will cover is HUGE compared to
a more conventional 5:1 scope. This will greatly enhance your chances of
meeting your neighbor at the midnight to 6 AM tide change. Even 7:1 is
considered sufficient for storm conditions. Draw a circle with a 25' radius.
Now draw a circle with a 100' radius. That is a graphic display of how much
real-estate you will occupy while swinging at anchor. The difference is
dramatic.
Pioneer circumnavigator Eric Hiscock used to anchor with a 3:1 scope on his
all-chain rode CQR. This is my normal method, changing to 5:1 if its going to
blow. I shudder to think of having to haul in 100' of chain if my windlass
goes T/U. This actually happened to me two weeks after having my appendices
out - no fun.
Regards,
Randy Pickelmann
hard aground in Clearwater
MORNING STAR
lying in Marathon, FL
www.morningstar.talkspot.com
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