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Post by sailbleu on Jan 7, 2015 16:29:12 GMT
one of the things you did specify was your chain and rode. the other is the ratio of rode to water depth. now please do not flog me too much on this, but one of the things we have noted of european sailors, whether in the usa, carribbean or med, is the short scope they use. we use a 40lb delta with 150' of 10mm chain followed by 250' of 5/8" rode. never needed that much as the deepest we have anchored is 40' and we generally try for 7 to 1 scope. now that depends a bit on the wx and the protetion we have. in a couple of big blows we have had out 10 to 1. in some lite winds and great protection we have had 5 to 1. in 8 years we have dragged once and the anchor reset itself and we dropped a bunch more scope. we did want a rocna before we left but they were only sold in the usa by internet so we went with a delta. A habbit due to crowded anchorages in our region chuckr. Regards
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Post by zofiasailing on Jan 18, 2015 11:20:42 GMT
What's on the bottom can make a huge difference to anchoring success. Ribbon weed is almost impenetrable by our Delta for example. Anchoring insecurity doesn't make for happy cruising. We are considering a heavier anchor for more crowded anchorages where scope ratio is restricted. Otherwise the Delta on a sandy or muddy bottom is fine and the more chain we put out, the happier we are. Looking at what the local pro- fishermen are doing is always a good indicator we find.
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Post by sailingsouth on Jan 18, 2015 13:35:54 GMT
I chose a Mantus
This last video made me seriously consider the Mantus.
Hope this helps Scott
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