[C320-list] anchoring

[Chef Adam Weiner]

Thanks.  The current is the problem for me. So, what I need to do is use a
kellet and plan to leave the anchorage at slack water.

Adam

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[mailto:c320-list-bounces at lists.catalina320.com] On Behalf Of Kirk
McCullough
Sent: Saturday, September 27, 2008 2:22 PM
To: C320-List at Catalina320.com
Subject: Re: [C320-list] anchoring

Adam

I reel out a lot of rope over the bow roller and let it sink thus taking the
tension off the wrapped line. Sometimes it will come free on its own like
that or sometimes I jump in the dinghy and help it along.

A current will make it harder, hopefully the current is working in the right
direction for you when you do this.

Kirk
#124

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[mailto:c320-list-bounces at lists.catalina320.com] On Behalf Of Chef Adam
Weiner
Sent: 23 September 2008 17:19
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Subject: Re: [C320-list] anchoring


When you say it is not hard to unwrap it, how have you unwrapped it?

Once it was easy when I did it at slack water.  This past time the current
was about 2 knots and it was a female dog to unravel off the keel because of
the load.

Adam

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[mailto:c320-list-bounces at lists.catalina320.com] On Behalf Of Kirk
McCullough
Sent: Monday, September 22, 2008 6:41 PM
To: C320-List at Catalina320.com
Subject: Re: [C320-list] anchoring

I have 60 feet of 5/16" chain and it still happens occasionally. It depends
on how much rope rode you use after the chain is all down. At 5:1 in 50 feet
of water there's still a lot of rope to wrap around my wing keel. Its not
hard to unwrap it, but it is annoying.

The kellet is a good option.

Kirk
#124

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[mailto:c320-list-bounces at lists.catalina320.com] On Behalf Of Joe Abbagnaro
Sent: 15 September 2008 05:24
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Subject: Re: [C320-list] anchoring


Hi

The first time we anchored this happened to us
I let out 15 feet of chanin and 60 feet of rode and we got wrapped up.
If you have opposing wind and currents I am told this is easy to do.

I recently picked up 80 feet of 1/4 inch chain at WM they had it on
sale for 30% off.
I have been told this should solve he problem of keel wrap.

Joe

On Mon, Sep 15, 2008 at 1:32 AM, Bruce Stanley <brucestanley36 at gmail.com>
wrote:
> Hi Adam
> I use only chain. No wrapping.
> But then again, I admit to using the iron spinnaker more than you!
>
> Bruce Stanley
> Sydney
>
> On Mon, Sep 15, 2008 at 2:14 PM, Chef Adam Weiner
> <esquirecatering at rcn.com>wrote:
>
>>
>>
>> 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
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>