anchor question...>>>

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.