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Fortress scaling plot
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on what are you basing your assertion that a larger anchor will go deeper than a smaller anchor?
19 Sep 2024
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Fortress scaling plot
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No desire to take this “outside” 🤪. It’s nice to think academically about anchors, but the bottom line is that anchoring can be a...
19 Sep 2024
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You are not wrong. But you are going deep into the topic! A smaller anchor may (often will) penetrate deeper at a given force than a...
19 Sep 2024
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I've linked to this site on here before. Lots of good information if you dig a bit. No guesses here, they've trialed it all on...
19 Sep 2024
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Expected survival times are often quoted as 45mins-2hrs in winter, 2.5-9 hrs in summer - though hard to find out what assumptions they...
19 Sep 2024
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Fortress scaling plot
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I’m in agreement regarding the importance of soil structure and its relevance to holding capacity. But I am interested in your thoughts...
19 Sep 2024
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boomerangben
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Fortress scaling plot
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Since the science of how an anchor holds is dependent on many variables, even in the same substrate, I’d be very surprised if there was...
18 Sep 2024
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The 2000 kg holding myth
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The whole anchor holding capacity is moot if you don’t know how much load your boat will put on it in the conditions you might expect as...
17 Sep 2024
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Seems that only you think this - always been pretty clear to me that such hold is not achievable in practice. The key issue has always...
17 Sep 2024
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I'm just so glad that I can anchor successfully without knowing or caring about all the mathematics that some seem to need. 😀
17 Sep 2024
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I wasn't referring to Neeves, who appears quite diligent in backing up his statements. From an older publication in German: Holding...
17 Sep 2024
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Re the wind pressure chart. I assume that pertains to flat surfaces, ie motor craft. Those of us with more pointy boats are maybe a...
17 Sep 2024
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Lewmar Epsilon
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I would be interested to see what (if any) correlation there is with perimeter of fluke. However I suspect holding is dependent on a mix...
15 Sep 2024
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My thoughts exactly, they knew a storm was coming, stated that they were prepared and then left the bus shelter up over the cockpit. I...
15 Sep 2024
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No need to get personal!
13 Sep 2024
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