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Sunbeam
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 Posted: Sun Feb 09, 2014 12:30 am Post subject: Re: Anchor Rode |
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| Barry Rietz wrote: | | Depending on seabed conditions (large rocks, coral heads, depth variations, unknown obstructions, dragging, snags, etc) the "three strand" format resists "abrasion" like no other variety! |
I can't speak to 3-strand vs. plait against abrasion (but would be interested to see a link to info), but I typically have chain on the bottom (even on the C-Dory). Not that chain is infallible, but I feel more comfortable with it there than rope (of any reasonable diameter). |
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Doryman
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| Posted: Sun Feb 09, 2014 12:58 pm Post subject: |
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A number of years ago I experimented with a drum windlass (all rode on the drum, no anchor locker.) I did this because I wanted to have a windlass that did not have to be tied off at anchor. I eventually abandoned this windlass and went back to a vertical Lewmar because I could not get enough rode for the PNW on the drum (the drum windlass was sold mostly in FL where it is mostly shallow.)
Getting to the point of this discussion, I kept the Brait on the Lewmar. The first time I used it in real-world conditions was at Lake Powell. The smooth surface of the Brait gave the Lewmar no purchase to pull in the rode. It slipped considerably and needed manual assistance. As soon as I got back I replaced the Brait with conventional rode and have had no problems since.
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colobear
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| Posted: Sun Feb 09, 2014 1:08 pm Post subject: |
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So...is it a single large windlass with a small lunch hook "kicker" or twin windlasses for redundancy?
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hardee
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Harvey Harvey
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Doryman
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| Posted: Sun Feb 09, 2014 6:34 pm Post subject: |
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| colobear wrote: | | So...is it a single large windlass with a small lunch hook "kicker" or twin windlasses for redundancy? |
Barry, was that question for me?
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colobear
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| Posted: Sun Feb 09, 2014 8:13 pm Post subject: |
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No Warren, it was a nod to the "on the one hand...on the other hand..." comments much like the singles versus twins debate.  |
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