Anchor rode length?

Old Dog · Posted: Mon Jun 25, 2007 2:42 pm Post subject:

Jim B.,

Yup - it's all perspective.

Started sailing in the Finger Lakes of upstate New York and the water's very deep almost from the very edge. It wasn't quite true that you'd hit the shore before going aground but pretty close in most places. And, of course, as you note - Puget Sound is quite deep.

I have done a little boating in the Gulf and found the depths, or lack of them, very disconcerting at first. Went aground for the first tme near Tampa Bay and it wasn't a big deal. Seeing the bottom, seeing the anchor and walking to shore are certainly some pluses for boating in shallow water. It's also a lot warmer. In Puget Sound, when you hit something with the bottom of boat it's usually harder than fiberglass and the water around it is most likely cold and deep.

There is a lot of boating here in the Columbia River and I've had the R-25 out in it a few times recently for one reason or another. Except for the shipping channels, it's not very deep with sand bars that move around. It seems shallow from my "warped" perspective.

I think I'll work on some new tricks as soon as I master the old ones - if I ever do.

Coming back up this way this summer?

dogon dory · Posted: Mon Jun 25, 2007 3:34 pm Post subject:

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thataway · Posted: Mon Jun 25, 2007 5:57 pm Post subject:

Another trick is to use a snubber line shackled to the bow eye of the CD 25. The Tom Cat is reachable from the foredeck; the CD 25 much less so. So I would permently secure the snubber line (3/8" or 7/16" 3 strand nylong) to an eye splice and shackle to the bow eye, and take this to the anchor rode with a rolling hitch--thus avoiding any point of chafe. You can back up to the fore deck cleat--behind the windlass, with slack in the line.

Sarge · Posted: Mon Jun 25, 2007 9:19 pm Post subject:

Bob,

So, if I understand you correctly, I would have a line (snubber line) attached to my bow eye (where I would attach a winch if I were to trailer my boat), and then tie this to my rode with a rolling-hitch. Then allow slack in the rode and tie the rode to my bow cleat?

Wouldn't this arrangement have the rolling-hitch knot underwater? Would that be a problem?

Also, I've been practicing my rolling-hitch knots. Are they easy to undo when I want to raise the anchor?

Thanks in advance.

JamesTXSD · Posted: Mon Jun 25, 2007 10:41 pm Post subject: