[C320-list] Anchor Rode and Filter Wrench

[Brian McLamb]

I have approximately 15 feet of chain with 300 feet of rode with a Delta
plié anchor. It works well in my area of Pamlico Sound and Cape Lookout. To
keep it stuck I also use a kellet made from a mushroom style dinghy anchor,
a clip on caribener, and 60 feet of small diameter line like you use for
pennants. Once I feel the anchor is set well I clip the caribener over the
ride a slowly slip it down to the sea bed and slowly raise it a few feet.
This keeps the chain and anchor on the bottom and acts as a s Uber to
absorb wave action. Just my two cents for the group. Brian s/v Serenity.
 Merry Christmas to all.

On Sat, Dec 22, 2018 at 8:00 PM jackbrennan <jackbrennan at bellsouth.net>
wrote:

> Hi all:
> On the other hand, around 2001, my family and I anchored our new to us C&C
> 25 in Biscayne Bay one night when a big cold front rolled through.
> It had a big Danforth and eight feet of chain.
> When we woke up, we were about a quarter mile into the Bay instead of near
> Sand Key.
> The chain was not enough to force the anchor to dig in after it pulled
> loose. Admittwdly, it was a Danforth, a questionable anchor.
> In my opinion, easy to pull up means easy to dislodge. A really good
> anchor will likely dig in again at some point soon, but more quickly with a
> lot of chain.
> Just my two cents.
> Jack BrennanSonas, 1998 Catalina 220 Tierra Verde, FlDolphin Cruising Club
> of Tampa Bay
>
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> Sent from Yahoo Mail on Android
>
>   On Sat, Dec 22, 2018 at 4:38 PM, Warren Updike<wupdike at hotmail.com>
> wrote:   Chris is right, if too much chain for typical anchorage you'll
> have the chain on-deck to secure rather than the rode. You can attach a
> line from the overboard chain to tie to a bow cleat. This can be a PIA
> should you have to adjust the rode, esp. in middle of night and/or in
> weather. The issue really is how much chain is necessary to create a proper
> catenary? I don't have a proper answer to that one; but, the original
> (smaller) anchor had only 8' and was not a problem.
>
> In a related matter, the windlass should not be used to break-out an
> anchor. I'm told it's not designed for that load. I will use the windlass
> to pull up to the anchor, then pull up the slack by hand as much as
> possible and secure on bow cleat. Be patient and let the waves stress the
> line. As the line slacks, remove slack and re-cleat. The anchor will
> gradually break out, then use the windlass. Even in a calm, this will
> usually work. This offered from the Chesapeake Bay were 99% of anchorages
> are in mud, soft and hard.
>
> Warren & Pattie Updike
> C320 1994 #62 “Warr de Mar”
> Middle River, MD (Chesapeake Bay)
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Chris Burti <clburti at gmail.com>
> Sent: Saturday, December 22, 2018 11:38 AM
> To: C320-List at Catalina320.com
> Subject: Re: [C320-list] Anchor Rode and Filter Wrench
>
> Larry, we have 25’ of chain and anchor mostly in shallow water. This
> usually puts the chain at the drum before the anchor can be freed easily
> with the engine or the windlass. I have added a ‘snubber ‘from the anchor
> to the end of the chain as a work around but it is really messy in the mud
> even with a washdown hose in the anchor well.
>
> Thanks,
> Chris Burti
> Commitment #867
> Farmville, NC
>
> From: Larry Frank
> Sent: Saturday, December 22, 2018 11:20 AM
> To: C320-List at Catalina320.com
> Subject: Re: [C320-list] Anchor Rode and Filter Wrench
>
> Hey Warren,
>
> I understand what you are saying about not needing more that 12¹ of chain.
>  However I don¹t understand why 18¹ could be too much.  Can you explain
> what problem this creates?
>
> Larry Frank
> WindSwept
> C320 #246
>
> On 12/20/18, 3:36 PM, "Warren Updike" <wupdike at hotmail.com> wrote:
>
> >On the basis that opinions are like noses, everybody has one, I'll
> >offer something. The amount of chain vs rode is a variable and depends,
> >partly, on where you typically anchor. Here on the Chesapeake we often
> >anchor in
> >10-15 feet, and often less, not very often more. Advice I received from
> >an old salt whose opinion I value is that more than 12' is not necessary.
> >On our current rode there is 18' and often I find that too much.
> >
> >Warren & Pattie Updike
> >C320 1994 #62 ³Warr de Mar²
> >Middle River, MD (Chesapeake Bay)
> >
> >
> >-----Original Message-----
> >From: Michael Leschisin <mleschisin at imagestudios.com>
> >Sent: Tuesday, December 18, 2018 12:14 PM
> >To: C320-List at Catalina320.com
> >Subject: [C320-list] Anchor Rode and Filter Wrench
> >
> >
> >
> >- A couple quick questions for discussion on a wintery dayŠŠ
> >
> >What are y¹all using for anchor rode?
> >
> >The standard 250 feet of 1/2 inch three strand nylon (with 50¹ of chain
> >up front) that came with the boat is what I have onboard now, but my
> >boat turns 15 years old this summer, so I¹m thinking its time for
> replacement.
> > (I¹m guessing the previous owner never replaced)  Half inch seems
> >pretty skinny to me, but it is what Catalina supplied with the boatŠŠ
> >I'm thinking of upgrading to 5/8 but wondering if this is overkill.
> >Any opinions?
> >
> >- Secondly, has anyone found a good tool for unscrewing the inline
> >Yanmar fuel filter housing? (The filter thats attached to the engine
> >block, not the Raycor).
> >
> >I¹m thinking of picking up a 2 1/2 inch spanner wrench but it looks
> >like it might be tough to navigate around the fuel line when using it;
> >looking for any ideas on what works best here.  I used the ³tap
> >screwdriver with light hammer² method this fall when winterizing but
> >I¹m not too crazy about marring up the filter housing collar over time.
> >
> >
> >
> >Thanks for the help!
> >
> >Merry Christmas everyone!
> >
> >
> >
> >Michael Leschisin
> >#995, Wild Blue Yonder
> >Menominee, MI
> >
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Brian McLamb