Anchor Chain ?

rossjo · Post by **rossjo** » Mon Apr 11, 2011 5:15 pm

Sorry to get off subject ... have a good day all.

foofer b · Post by **foofer b** » Mon Apr 11, 2011 6:15 pm

gettaway wrote:I believe the chain portion of your rode should be the length of your boat, for the bow and half the length of your boat for the stern anchor, especially with a danforth style anchor.

Good Golly, the missus already gripes aplenty while hauling up ten feet of chain. I think she'd mutiny with 26 feet of it!!!

jddens · Post by **jddens** » Mon Apr 11, 2011 6:38 pm

I've got about 30 feet of chain and 150 feet 5/8 line on my 30' Sea Raider......windless winds the whole deal up or it would be a major pain to haul..................

gettaway · Post by **gettaway** » Tue Apr 12, 2011 10:01 am

JD,

maybe the longer length of chaiin is a west coast thing?

rossjo · Post by **rossjo** » Tue Apr 12, 2011 10:21 am

Honestly - I've never seen it on a sportfish here.

jddens · Post by **jddens** » Tue Apr 12, 2011 10:58 am

Don't know if it's a west coast thing or not, boat was set up like this when I got her. In the Sac Delta area where I boat it is all mud bottom.....maybe that has something to do with the additional chain? It hooks excellent and stays hooked on the tide change. I have never had it pull free. I set up the stern setup and used about 5-6 feet of chain................if i didn't have a free fall windless that handles both chain and rope then this setup would be a major pain....but since I do, it works perfectly for me.............JD

prowlersfish · Post by **prowlersfish** » Tue Apr 12, 2011 12:22 pm

Just think of the recommended 4 foot as the minims thats how they are rated. But the more the the better . many long range cruisers use 100% chain

wowzer52 · Post by **wowzer52** » Tue Apr 12, 2011 4:57 pm

Wire rope/cable does not dry easily and retains moisture/salt/dirt inside the cable causing premature rust/corrosion. I personally would not use cable for this application but If you are going to use it be sure to inspect it every time you use it. If you see broken strands on the outside there will be more on the inside that you don't see. Ground tackle is expensive to replace should it let go in the middle of the night while you are sleeping. I am a crane operator and I deal with and inspect cable daily. If possible I would use chain even if you have to marry up different sizes and lengths to achieve what you need. Just my opinion.

gettaway · Post by **gettaway** » Tue Apr 12, 2011 5:35 pm

Sorry to get off track, but.....

wowser,

Crane operator? very honorable profession there, I don't think most people understand the difficulty of what you do.

wowzer52 · Post by **wowzer52** » Tue Apr 12, 2011 11:05 pm

Thanks for the encouragement. Sometimes the pucker meter climbs pretty high but it's never too dull. By the way, I use 25ft of chain on my 25lb CQR anchor and have never slipped. But I am partial to plow anchors. They work well on the Columbia river.