anchor question...>>>

On Mon, 07 Jun 2004 15:42:54 GMT, "Bob" wrote:
My
dad has an OMC/Grumman 16' aluminum that gives us both fits sometimes
getting it to hold at anchor in the wind, and when I saw the picture of this
anchor I knew that it would probably be the answer that we were looking for.

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The key to getting ANY anchor to hold is sufficient scope (ratio of
anchor line to water depth). 7 to 1 is considered ideal, 5 to 1 will
usually suffice. Also use a 3 or 4 foot length of chain as others
have mentioned. The implication is that if you are anchoring in 30
feet of water, you need between 150 and 200 feet of line. Many small
fishing boats do not carry that much. I've found that a mid-sized
canvas tote bag will hold 200 feet of 3/8 line, and the anchor. Just
lay the line into the bag, do not coil, and it will pay out with no
snarling or kinking.

"Wayne.B" wrote in message
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The key to getting ANY anchor to hold is sufficient scope (ratio of
anchor line to water depth). 7 to 1 is considered ideal, 5 to 1 will
usually suffice. Also use a 3 or 4 foot length of chain as others
have mentioned. The implication is that if you are anchoring in 30
feet of water, you need between 150 and 200 feet of line. Many small
fishing boats do not carry that much. I've found that a mid-sized
canvas tote bag will hold 200 feet of 3/8 line, and the anchor. Just
lay the line into the bag, do not coil, and it will pay out with no
snarling or kinking.


The real problem is trying to get dear old dad to think like this. He is
rather set in his ways, but this is to be expected as he is now 70! He keeps
thinking about anchoring to fish a spot the same way he used to do it with a
little 14' aluminum row boat. And rather than argue with him, I just want to
get him an anchor that may work better with his 16' and the way that he
wants to use it.

Cast far
Bob

Wayne.B wrote:

The key to getting ANY anchor to hold is sufficient scope (ratio of
anchor line to water depth). 7 to 1 is considered ideal, 5 to 1 will
usually suffice. Also use a 3 or 4 foot length of chain as others
have mentioned.

Took me a long time to realize what you are saying. Most people don't
realize the amount of rope required to hold a boat properly regardless
of anchor type.



I've found that a mid-sized
canvas tote bag will hold 200 feet of 3/8 line, and the anchor. Just
lay the line into the bag, do not coil, and it will pay out with no
snarling or kinking.


I'll have to give this a try. Nothing drives me crazy as fast as a
knotted up rope when trying to get a anchor out before drifting away
from the spot you want to be at. Right now I'm using polly rope with
fair success.

Jerry

Someone wrote: "Nothing drives me crazy as fast as a knotted up rope when
trying to get a anchor out before drifting away
from the spot you want to be at."

I use to complain about the same thing. I now carry 200 feet of anchor rope
in my 19-foot bay boat since I fish areas with strong tides and large boat
traffic and the depth is up to 40 feet deep in some areas.. I store my
anchor rope on outdoor extension cord holders designed to hold 100 feet of
outdoor extension cord. They store very easy in a small storage bin on my
boat. I keep one hooked to the anchor and if I need more then 100 feet of
anchor line, I hook the two lengths together with a shackle. Both anchor
lines have spliced eyes on both ends. I attach a 5 foot chain to the anchor
and join the chain to the rope with a shackle.

Sarge

On Wed, 9 Jun 2004 20:14:12 -0500, "Sarge"
wrote:

Someone wrote: "Nothing drives me crazy as fast as a knotted up rope when
trying to get a anchor out before drifting away
from the spot you want to be at."

I use to complain about the same thing. I now carry 200 feet of anchor rope
in my 19-foot bay boat since I fish areas with strong tides and large boat
traffic and the depth is up to 40 feet deep in some areas.. I store my
anchor rope on outdoor extension cord holders designed to hold 100 feet of
outdoor extension cord. They store very easy in a small storage bin on my
boat. I keep one hooked to the anchor and if I need more then 100 feet of
anchor line, I hook the two lengths together with a shackle. Both anchor
lines have spliced eyes on both ends. I attach a 5 foot chain to the anchor
and join the chain to the rope with a shackle.

Sarge


So I ain't the only one with an extension cord reel holding my anchor
rode. Cool.