Here’s what I went with when we outfitted Alera for cruising in the PNW. 44 lb Rockna, 100’ 5/16 chain, 200’ 9/16 rode here. No longer available Quick Genius 1000 windlass.
Though, I have no idea if that would be appropriate in the Islands. Tom Buscaglia S/V Alera 1990 C&C 37+/40 Vashon WA P 206.463.9200 C 305.409.3660 > On Oct 2, 2017, at 8:40 AM, cnc-list-requ...@cnc-list.com wrote: > > Message: 3 > Date: Mon, 2 Oct 2017 13:58:36 +0000 (UTC) > From: Bruce Whitmore <bwhitm...@sbcglobal.net> > To: C&C List <cnc-list@cnc-list.com> > Subject: Stus-List Anchor chain & rode advice, C&C 37/40+ > Message-ID: <852116460.1157275.1506952716...@mail.yahoo.com> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="utf-8" > > Hello all, > We have a 1994 C&C 37/40+, and the anchor chain connected to its primary > anchor, a 35 lb. Delta, is fused together with rust.? The chain is also about > 20 ft. in length, which I suspect is too short, as the conventional wisdom I > think is that chain at least as long as the boat is highly recommended in > order to keep the anchor set.? > > Then there is the line, which is about 150 feet, which equally I think is a > little short, though we are located on the west side of Florida where > anchoring in 20 feet of water is almost an impossibility unless we're stupid > enough to set anchor in the middle of the ICW.? That said, we will eventually > want to be doing some cruising down into the Caribbean, so I'm thinking > carrying some additional rode poses little downsides. > Finally, I've read that the recommended line size is 1/8" for every 9 feet of > boat length, but of course that is somewhat relevant as to windage and boat > weight.? I consider our C&C to be relatively low both on the windage and > weight scales, especially compared to the 40 foot powerboats I've seen out > there.? The 1/2" line (which is on the boat now) has a breaking strength of > 7,500 lbs., but I presume the issue is more about chafe protection than > breaking strength per se.? So, the questions are as follows: > 1).? What size, type and length of chain would you recommend?? We don't have > a windlass now, but may eventually put one in. > 2).? Should I go with 9/16" line vs. the 1/2"?? What length would you > recommend if you were going to consider cruising in the Caribbean?? > > I'm thinking of carrying 40 ft. of BBB chain and 250 ft. of rode on the > primary Delta anchor, and perhaps a little less on both chain and line for > our secondary (a Danforth), though I'm not sure that carrying the lesser > amount on the secondary is advisable. > > Thanks in advance, > Bruce Whitmore > > (847) 404-5092 (mobile) > bwhitm...@sbcglobal.net > -------------- next part --------------
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