[C320-list] Of kellets and keel wraps

[John Brennan]

   It’s good to hear that I’m on the right track with a kellet. I don’t
   want to buy any more anchors!


   Jack Brennan

   Sonas, 1998 Catalina 320

   Tierra Verde, Fl.



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   From: [2]Chris via C320-list
   Sent: Monday, February 20, 2023 3:14 AM
   To: [3]c320-list at catalina320.com
   Cc: [4]cinichols at btinternet.com
   Subject: Re: [C320-list] Of kellets and keel wraps


   I experimented last season using a 5lb weightlifting weight - on a line
   of a length that means when the anchor rode goes slack the weight is a
   foot or so below the keel. An oversize carabiner attached it to the
   main rode and lets it slide down. I found this enough to stop getting
   wraps in the Nantucket mooring field.


   Clearly it is only enough to stop wraps being initiated when the rode
   goes slack in a wind over flow situation but I cannot imagine other
   times a wrap could occur. Ideas anyone?


   Chris Nichols

   (sv Amanda Rose #476)


   -----Original Message-----

   From: C320-list <c320-list-bounces at lists.catalina320.com> On Behalf Of
   Brian McLamb via C320-list

   Sent: 20 February 2023 02:41

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   Cc: Brian McLamb <bjcnmclamb at gmail.com>

   Subject: Re: [C320-list] Of kellets and keel wraps


   I have done this same remedy for nearly 10 years. It has never failed
   me in both River , Cape Lookout  and Chesapeake Bay travels and tides.


   S / V Serenity #1075


   On Sun, Feb 19, 2023 at 9:36 PM Jack Brennan via C320-list <
   c320-list at lists.catalina320.com> wrote:


   >

   > So we anchor in many tidal rivers in western Florida, and I have had
   a

   > few cases where the rode and chain have  wrapped around the wing keel

   > when wind and tide were opposed.

   >

   > Once, it cost me a large, expensive Delta anchor, 30 feet of chain
   and

   > some rode when it happened in Little Shark River in Everglades

   > National Park on the SW tip of Florida. No way anyone was jumping
   into

   > that murky water with the gators and bull sharks. (They breed there.)

   >

   > Other times, it is a painful exercise to free the chain and rode,

   > either heavy cranking on a winch and/or diving under the boat in
   chilly water.

   >

   > Lately, I have been experimenting with using a 15-pound mushroom

   > anchor as a kellet to prevent this. Basically, I clip the mushroom

   > with about 15 feet of line (I usually anchor in 8-12 feet of water)

   > onto the main anchor and tie it to a bow cleat.

   >

   > When the mushroom slides down the main rode, It pulls it almost

   > straight down. This keeps the rode and chain from angling under the

   > boat and catching the keel. As a bonus, it also helps the anchor dig

   > in. I’ve found the 15-pound mushroom and 22-pound Rocna to be a

   > bulletproof combination so far.

   >

   > It’s also easier to handle than the next-size-up Rocna for us

   > old-fashioned folks who don’t use windlasses. (A Rocna can be a real

   > pain to raise by hand because they dig in so well. A 35-pound one?
   I’m

   > not sure I’d want to try that.)

   >

   > Anyone else confront this problem? Any better solutions?

   >

   > Jack Brennan

   > Sonas, 1998 Catalina 320

   > Tierra Verde, Fl.

   >

   >

   >

   >

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   > Windows

   >

   > --

   Brian McLamb

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