[C320-list] Stern anchor
Donald Lawson
dnclaws at aol.com
Fri Jul 8 12:40:39 PDT 2011
Mike
I sail out of Ventura(VYC) along with Wolfpack, another 320. We both use about 70+ feet chain with 270' 1/2" rode. and 35 lb Delta plows on the bow. I am not are about Wolfpack's stern but I carry an F16 Fortress with 36"chain and 210' rode. Any more and I can't get it up. I drop the stern first using a long messenger line to get all the rode out then drop the bow. After set the bow I make sure the stern is also set. I also have had the stern hook become the primary hook. Scary when there are boats to seaward.
Don #1005
On Jul 8, 2011, at 3:55 AM, Mike Paris wrote:
> At the Channel Islands in southern Calif, we need to anchor bow and stern often. What anchor set up, for those of you that regularly use a stern anchor, are you using? Specifically, how much chain? I keep the stern anchor in a box on the shelf in the starboard lazarette at the stern and feed it directly from there under the rail.
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> I had the stern anchor drag severely the other night when the wind shifted to the beam the other night.
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> Mike
> #734
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> Sent from my iPhone
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