Anchor Holding

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Stu Jackson

Stu Jackson

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Feb 26, 2004
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Catalina 34 224 Maple Bay, BC, Canada
Just tie a rolling hitch onto your bow rode or use a chain link, and make a bridle, bring it back to your jib sheet winch and set the boat at a small angle and the "hunting" will go away.
 
Kings Gambit

Kings Gambit

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Jul 27, 2011
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Bavaria 38E Alamitos Bay
Stu Jackson said:
Just tie a rolling hitch onto your bow rode or use a chain link, and make a bridle, bring it back to your jib sheet winch and set the boat at a small angle and the "hunting" will go away.
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Ok, one end of the bridle to the rode; but where to attach the other end? Or is it actually just a straight line from the rode to the winch?
 
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sandpiper10471

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May 31, 2007
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Hunter 37 cutter Blind River
To answer the question - do you know when you are dragging: Not always. One time, anchored in the Grenadines, I dragged in the middle of the night. Wind came up offshore so there were no waves. Was sleeping in the V-berth of a MacGregor 65. I felt the bow pop up, drop down, pop up - three times. Later, looking at the cookie crumb trail on the GPS you could see where it had tried to reset. Fortunately, I aroused the crew soon enough and as we were setting a second anchor from the dinghy, we came alongside another boat who kindly let us raft to him. Between us we ended up having five anchors out. Of course this all happened when the house and start batteries were completely drained and the generator was awaiting a new oil pressure relay switch. No power, no windlass, no engine. I hate to admit it but I have also dragged a couple of other times without noticing it. Almost always in really soft mud. That is why I always set and anchor alarm on the chart plotter even if it will wake me a couple of times during the night with false alarms.
 
shemandr

shemandr

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Jan 1, 2006
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Slickcraft 26 Sailfish
Nodak7 said:
Shemandr, do you both drop a hook or just one? What size is the boat you tie up too?
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One anchor. 45 lb Manson Supreme. 50' Chain.
It's been a variety of boats we raft with. A Catalina 34, Hobie 33, Tarten 33, Alerion 28.
My point was stopping the yawing puts less stress on the anchor than the extra weight of another boat. Obviously, we don't stay rafted when there's a storm likely or if there are going to be significant waves. But for an afternoon visit its more comfortable and wow, that anchor is buried when we try to bring it up
 
zeehag

zeehag

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Mar 26, 2009
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1976 formosa 41 yankee clipper santa barbara. ca.(not there)
i am currently using a 45 pound cqr(original kind) and 194 ft 5/16 chain--i prefer all chain rode with my formosa as it is a large boat and it actually neeeds 3/8 chain-- i am in a bay notorious for bad holding...havent dragged at anchor yet, but io am also prepared for relocation should a big breeze make me do more than walk my chain around this bay. at the moment i have about 150 ft down in 20 ft water.
with a bridle on the nylon rode, affix one end to the rode and the other end to the cleat or sampson post on deck, via the unused side chock to make a good bridle-- you will notice a difference in motion.
with wind, add more rode to the mix--is why i like chain so much--- wont let ye run around in the anchorage so much. not just yawing, but rope rode makes ye wander a lot---for kedging off i have 2 spools of 3 strand with a thimble on each....so all i have to do is shackle it to an anchor and go for it.

as long as you have chain down, yawing wont disturb the anchor. chain holds the anchor in place.
 
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