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That is funny. I have rowed all my kedges out over the years.
In Response To: Cockpit locker, 30' chain in a canvas bag for easy deployment by dinghy 
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() And even with no chain, the nylon can start working against you in short order. More often than not I've used the bow CQR in emergency kedging. Dumping the anchor and chain in the dinghy, then rowing the nylon rode out.
The imagine of the crew on the ship is hilarious!
Messages In This Thread
- anchor mount opinions
- I'd keep the Danforth in the cockpit locker, low and forward.
- I'm like Tom. I have a 22 pound Claw on the bow roller,and a 12 pound Hi tensile Danforth in the cockpit locker,
- Danforth on rail mount...
- I have my Danforth rail mounted on the pulpit
- Questions, Craig...
- Cockpit locker, 30' chain in a canvas bag for easy deployment by dinghy
- Max, you should have dumped the 90 feet
- That is funny. I have rowed all my kedges out over the years.
- I have the same set up on my Shannon PH38. What
- Custom Bow Anchor Setup
- Rather than play with different anchors for different bottoms,
- Properly sized?
- The recommendations for Rocna and Manson are "much higher"
- They are not "upsized"
- Not only weight, the whole profile doesn't work for me
- I dispute putting a CQR & Delta in the same 'old' styele class
- OK, let's call it a transitional design then
- In the Bahamas, way back in the 80's,...you could often hear some guy bragging about his anchor on the vhf,...
- OK, let's call it a transitional design then
- My anchoring priorities are;#1-where, #2-how, #3 size, #4-$, #5-make.
- They are not "upsized"
- 1 oversized anchor and use it all the time
