I'm rockin 50 feet of chain and a bunch of rode with the 35 lb CQR. Based on what I've been reading I think this is pretty good. Chain has some surface rust but nothing I would think is a problem. I'm guessing anyone's galvanized steel chain looks like this soon enough, especially in salt water?
Steve Suhana, C&C 32 Toronto On Thu, Jul 25, 2013 at 5:08 PM, Joel Aronson <joel.aron...@gmail.com>wrote: > Rick > > Sounds about right! Need to buy a longer chain! > > Joel > > > On Jul 25, 2013, at 4:55 PM, Rick Brass <rickbr...@earthlink.net> wrote: > > The rule of thumb taught me by a wizened old Coast Guard chief about 30 > years ago was: At least one pound of anchor and one foor of chain for every > foot of boat length. > > > > In these litigious days I don’t think they publish a guideline any more > for fear of being sued. But the old rule of thumb has always worked for me. > > > > > > Rick Brass > > Washington, NC > > > > > > > > *From:* CnC-List > [mailto:cnc-list-boun...@cnc-list.com<cnc-list-boun...@cnc-list.com>] > *On Behalf Of *dwight veinot > *Sent:* Thursday, July 25, 2013 11:28 AM > *To:* cnc-list@cnc-list.com > *Subject:* Re: Stus-List Toronto to the Thousand Islands - Anchoring tips > > > > Using a kellet is a good idea but I think also important when using a rope > rode is to have a good length of chain between the anchor and the rode. On > a C&C 32 I would say that about 35 feet of 5/16 inch anchor chain would be > fine for most situations. > > > > Dwight Veinot > > C&C 35 MKII, Alianna > > Head of St. Margaret's Bay, NS > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > 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 > >
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