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Post by JohnV on Oct 31, 2016 22:25:55 GMT
remember as well that the standard figures are to hold a sea going boat in severe weather with high winds and rough seas. Very true John. That's why I reckoned the 3:1 rode. I use 7:1 on the briney and all chain at that. Yes it's horses for courses, Sabina has a 160lb CQR and 300 feet of chain
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Post by Gone on Oct 31, 2016 23:37:31 GMT
And make sure you have a strong point on the boat to which to fix your anchor rope.
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Post by PaulG2 on Nov 1, 2016 2:54:59 GMT
cheers - John... that looks very helpful - printed out and in my pile in the attic. Your boat has an attic... Cool!
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Post by quaysider on Nov 1, 2016 7:30:19 GMT
cheers - John... that looks very helpful - printed out and in my pile in the attic. Your boat has an attic... Cool! doesn't everyone? ... I suppose if I was being clever, I'd intimate I was referring to the roof ... but no ... it WAS the attic at home. NOW however it's on the boat in the gas locker, connected to an eye bolt through across the well deck rather than the T stud. IF that comes out, the whole boat is sinking anyway lol.
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Post by The Lockie on Nov 1, 2016 23:07:38 GMT
Listen it aint gonna sink!!!!! There, now try and get some sleep that doesnt involve dreaming about anchors, rivers,weirs etc etc
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Post by Deleted on Nov 5, 2016 11:13:54 GMT
remember as well that the standard figures are to hold a sea going boat in severe weather with high winds and rough seas. A ship's anchor is only designed to hold in a reaonably sheltered spot with winds up to 48 knots or a current of 5 knots. See here.
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Post by tex on Nov 5, 2016 12:45:12 GMT
remember as well that the standard figures are to hold a sea going boat in severe weather with high winds and rough seas. A ship's anchor is only designed to hold in a reaonably sheltered spot with winds up to 48 knots or a current of 5 knots. See here. Copied from the referred document. There are different standards for severe conditions. A1.1 Design of the anchoring equipment A1.1.1 The anchoring equipment required herewith is intended for temporary mooring of a ship within a harbour or sheltered area when the ship is awaiting berth, tide, etc. IACS Recommendation No. 10 βAnchoring, Mooring and Towing Equipmentβ may be referred to for
recommendations concerning anchoring equipment for ships in deep and unsheltered water.
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Post by Deleted on Nov 5, 2016 13:01:13 GMT
Most ships will only comply with the former. Certainly cruise ships that I have experience of.
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Post by JohnV on Nov 5, 2016 13:54:04 GMT
To expect a narrowboat on inland waters to carry the same equipment for anchoring as a private vessel well equipped for coastal cruising would be nonsensical.
The sort of equipment for a 65' seagoing cruiser would be in the order of a half hundredweight CQR and half inch chain probably 2 to 300 foot.
A 65' narrowboat has neither the weight or the windage of a 65' seagoing vessel, to equate the two is ludicrous
More critical for an inland waterways craft is a system that is easy to store in an accessible place, Light enough to be easily put over the side by one person and ideally possible to weigh without a winch.
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Post by tomten on Jan 7, 2017 19:37:39 GMT
Key factor is use...
On seagoing boats you regularly 'moor' on your anchor. On a narrowboat you will never do this. The only time you'll ever use an anchor is in the event of engine failure when you are heading towards a weir or similar danger.
We have a Danforth on our 43' trad. I dunno what it weighs, but guess 12 to 15kg. 10'-15' of 10mm chain and a further 30' of 14mm synthetic rope.
I install it at the bow when going upstream, and move to the stern when heading downstream.
A year or two ago, coming out of a lock on the river avon, heading upstream, we got our centre line caught in the prop. The engine stalled and we drifted towards the current, which was innevitably heading over the weir. Crew on the bow were seconds away from deploying the anchor, but through some combination of luck, good throwing and passing dog walkers we managed to get a line to shore. Was glad we had the anchor I can tell you!
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Post by naughtyfox on Jan 7, 2017 21:53:41 GMT
Key factor is use... On seagoing boats you regularly 'moor' on your anchor. On a narrowboat you will never do this. The only time you'll ever use an anchor is in the event of engine failure when you are heading towards a weir or similar danger. Oh really? I thought narrowboats regularly dropped their anchor in the middle of the Thames, as the estate owners don't like water gypsies parking below their manicured lawns? www.canalworld.net/forums/index.php?showtopic=76933
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Post by tomsk on Jan 7, 2017 22:40:50 GMT
Excellent thread quaysider. You seem like good people, regardless of your ginger poovishness. I wish you well.
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Post by Mr Stabby on Jan 7, 2017 22:43:23 GMT
The amount an anchor costs, there's no way I'd chuck mine in some river. What if I couldn't get it back?
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Post by Mr Stabby on Jan 7, 2017 22:45:08 GMT
Excellent thread quaysider. You seem like good people, regardless of your ginger poovishness. Do keep up at the back, he's not ginger, he's "fire engine blonde".
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Post by tomsk on Jan 7, 2017 22:48:27 GMT
Excellent thread quaysider. You seem like good people, regardless of your ginger poovishness. Do keep up at the back, he's not ginger, he's "fire engine blonde". Either way he doesn't strike me as a Twat.
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