You know, I always hesitate when asking really newbish/stupid questions (anywhere, not just here) but I'm usually happy that I have. Some things aren't obvious and even more experienced people don't know, because _they_ never asked. It's better to be underestimated than undereducated. The former usually works out to one's advantage anyway.
Thanks for the continued replies and advice. Steve Suhana, C&C 32 Toronto On Thu, Jul 25, 2013 at 10:22 AM, Andrew Burton <a.burton.sai...@gmail.com>wrote: > The operative phrase being "after you've set the anchor." Don't back down > hard until it's dug in a bit. I often see people drop their hook then rev > the engine in reverse and back through the anchorage dragging the anchor > along the bottom. > Andy > C&C 40 > Peregrine > > > On Thu, Jul 25, 2013 at 10:13 AM, Dennis C. <capt...@yahoo.com> wrote: > >> Stevan, >> >> The most common mistake novice anchorers make is to not include the >> height of the bow in the calculation of scope. For instance if it is 3 feet >> from the water to your bow chock and you are anchoring in 20 feet of water, >> multiply your desired scope by 20 + 3. So if you want 5:1 scope, it would >> be 5 x 23 or 115 feet at the bow chock. >> >> Once you've set the hook, back down HARD and watch an object in the water >> to see if you are dragging. >> >> If your GPS has an anchor alarm (most do), set it and relax. >> >> Dennis C. >> >> Sent from my iPhone >> >> On Jul 25, 2013, at 8:10 AM, Stevan Plavsa <stevanpla...@gmail.com> >> wrote: >> >> > Hi All, >> > >> > This will be my first real cruise and I was hoping for some pointers >> from other Lake Ontario sailors. I'm looking for tips on places to anchor >> along the way and clubs to stay at, places to avoid, things to be aware of. >> We've only done overnights at other clubs thus far. We do have the ports >> cruising guide. >> > >> > A friend just loaned me a set of paper charts that will cover the >> entire cruise for which I'm very grateful (lots of charts! $$$) but they >> are out of date, not sure how much of a big deal that is, he didn't seem to >> think it was a big deal at all. >> > >> > We have two anchors, a big CQR and a smaller delta, 50 feet of chain >> and another 150 of rode. Haven't ever spent a night on the hook either so >> any gotchas on that topic would be handy as well. I have a few books that >> I've studied so I understand these things in principle .. no better way to >> learn than by doing so we're going for it. August 10 to 26 is the time we >> have booked off which means that we're starting this thing during the >> Perseid Meteor shower .. I really want to do on an overnight passage with >> my girlfriend, say from Toronto to Cobourg or something like that so that >> we can enjoy the meteor shower out on the lake. I'm a sucker for that >> annual meteor shower and haven't gotten to enjoy it in years. I know enough >> to avoid the shipping lanes other than that an overnight on the lake seems >> pretty straightforward. >> > >> > Any thoughts and recommendations are much welcome. >> > >> > Thanks, >> > Steve >> > Suhana, C&C 32 >> > Toronto >> > _______________________________________________ >> > This List is provided by the C&C Photo Album >> > http://www.cncphotoalbum.com >> > CnC-List@cnc-list.com >> >> _______________________________________________ >> This List is provided by the C&C Photo Album >> http://www.cncphotoalbum.com >> CnC-List@cnc-list.com >> > > > > -- > Andrew Burton > 61 W Narragansett Ave > Newport, RI > USA 02840 > http://sites.google.com/site/andrewburtonyachtservices/ > phone +401 965 5260 > > _______________________________________________ > This List is provided by the C&C Photo Album > http://www.cncphotoalbum.com > CnC-List@cnc-list.com > >
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