[C320-list] anchoring

[Jon Vez]

Adam,

Although this has never happened to me, I've seen a few posts here in the
past on this happening...particularly with wing keels. More chain will
certainly help, but another solution is to use a 'Kettle' on your road.
Essentially a weight that you slide down the rode to keep it parallel to the
sea floor. This increases holding power, and keeps the length of rode from
your bow to the bottom more perpendicular to your keel. You can look at a
product from NZ called the 'Kiwi Anchor Rider' or make one yourself by
filling a coffee can with cement and imbedding an eye at the top....

Regards,

Jon Vez
Solstice #582

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[mailto:c320-list-bounces at lists.catalina320.com] On Behalf Of Chef Adam
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Sent: Monday, September 15, 2008 12:15 AM
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Subject: Re: [C320-list] anchoring



I normally don't anchor out, I usually just return home, go to another yacht
club, pick up a buoy, etc.

The last time (before yesterday) that I anchored out was several years ago.
At that time the anchor rode (which is a non-floating line) wrapped around
the keel.  We went to leave at slack water so we just let out a bunch more
rode and the line dropped off the keel.

Yesterday we anchored in 6 feet of water at low tide over mud.  Claw style
anchor.  At high tide water would be 10 feet deep and with the distance from
bow to water of about 3 feet I let out 30 feet of chain and about 70 feet of
rode.  There are strong currents in this anchorage.  You guessed it.  This
morning the rode was wrapped around the keel I knew this was the case when I
stuck my nose of deck since we were facing a different direction then every
other boat in the anchorage.

I have never heard of this before, and have only met only one other person
who said that one time in a group trip one boat had the same problem,
ironically (and he didn't think there was any connection) it was a Catalina.

Any thoughts?  I would anchor out more if this wasn't such a potential
problem.

Adam