Doubble anchor, which first bow or stern?
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I set my bow anchor first and back up
until I am pointed at the worst of the waves and then drop my stern anchor and pull the boat forward by hand until I have about A seven to one scope fore and aft and snug things up. I just take out most of the slack. This way we don't swing to the wind or the current and the wakes from the channel hit us on the bow instead of the beam. Why the bow anchor first? because I like to set it under power and I won't back down under power on a loose stern anchor rode. Pulling the boat forward by hand and snubing the stern anchor rode sets the stern anchor.
until I am pointed at the worst of the waves and then drop my stern anchor and pull the boat forward by hand until I have about A seven to one scope fore and aft and snug things up. I just take out most of the slack. This way we don't swing to the wind or the current and the wakes from the channel hit us on the bow instead of the beam. Why the bow anchor first? because I like to set it under power and I won't back down under power on a loose stern anchor rode. Pulling the boat forward by hand and snubing the stern anchor rode sets the stern anchor.
Bahamian Mooring
You could deploy two anchors off the bow at 180 degrees for a Bahamian Mooring which is intended to hold you in the same locatin with a reversing tidal flow. You could deploy two anchors off the bow in a 30-40 degree "V" for better holding power against a constant wind or current flow. My solution when concerned about a soft bottom holding in expected high winds.
You could deploy two anchors off the bow at 180 degrees for a Bahamian Mooring which is intended to hold you in the same locatin with a reversing tidal flow. You could deploy two anchors off the bow in a 30-40 degree "V" for better holding power against a constant wind or current flow. My solution when concerned about a soft bottom holding in expected high winds.
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