SimbaDog
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Can anyone suggest a standalone gps anchor alarm please ?
Anchor alarm
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sailorman
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Garmin GPS72 is very good!
morgandlm
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Another vote for Garmin 72. I've used one for a few years and think it's great. Anchor alarm is easy to set and I can confirm it works.
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damo
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And yet another vote for Garmin 72 /forums/images/graemlins/smile.gif It has also been my primary electronic nav aid for 6 years.
OneManNoDucks
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The iphone has an anchor alarm app... haven't used it myself though.
Robin
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Can anyone suggest a standalone gps anchor alarm please ?
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Instinct and a feel for the boat!
Confidence in anchoring properly with a well dug in anchor should be more than enough and far better than listening out for any electronic gizmo. Sorry if that sounds smug but if you feel need of an anchor alarm something is clearly wrong and IMO you need to cure the cause and not the symptom.
Can anyone suggest a standalone gps anchor alarm please ?
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Instinct and a feel for the boat!
Confidence in anchoring properly with a well dug in anchor should be more than enough and far better than listening out for any electronic gizmo. Sorry if that sounds smug but if you feel need of an anchor alarm something is clearly wrong and IMO you need to cure the cause and not the symptom.
damo
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I sort of half agree with you there, but it helps me when there is a big swing when the tide changes. The rumble of the chain will tell me it is happening, but unless I go on deck to check I wouldn't know if the anchor has unset. Personally I'd rather sleep!
There have been times when my (CQR) wouldn't set in hard ground, and I've been too knackered to re-do it again. Since it is only for waiting out the tide I relied on the anchor alarm, but the weight of the chain has kept me in roughly one place.
There have been times when my (CQR) wouldn't set in hard ground, and I've been too knackered to re-do it again. Since it is only for waiting out the tide I relied on the anchor alarm, but the weight of the chain has kept me in roughly one place.
benlui
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(Confidence in anchoring properly with a well dug in anchor should be more than enough and far better than listening out for any electronic gizmo. Sorry if that sounds smug but if you feel need of an anchor alarm something is clearly wrong and IMO you need to cure the cause and not the symptom)
Whats wrong with having a backup alarm?????????// Surely you can never be too carefull. I can think of many reasons why to have an alarm, and just because you would like to have one, doesnt mean you dont know your boat and or how she should feel..............Also, some sleep more lightly than others so an alarm is a good way to wake you!
Whats wrong with having a backup alarm?????????// Surely you can never be too carefull. I can think of many reasons why to have an alarm, and just because you would like to have one, doesnt mean you dont know your boat and or how she should feel..............Also, some sleep more lightly than others so an alarm is a good way to wake you!
Robin
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In my book the key is (gradually) setting the anchor with eventually enough power applied in reverse to be sure it will stay put, because in practice under normal conditions as you say the boat will ride to the chain weight on it's own. If I can use 40hp in reverse and it holds I'm quite happy to go to sleep without worry, doubly so if we had been there all day without moving as well. I would not be happy if I'd NOT been able to set the anchor and would keep trying until it was, an electric winch helps! We don't hear the rumble of chain as we use a nylon snubber line with a rubber snubber wound in it to take the load off the winch and to prevent any snatching. Snatching isn't just annoying it is a very heavy sudden jerk load on the anchor that could well cause it to break out. The other key is plenty of chain, chain in the anchor well doesn't help, it only works if in use!
damo
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I would not be happy if I'd NOT been able to set the anchor and would keep trying until it was, an electric winch helps
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I am also not happy if the anchor hasn't set properly, but as I said, in some situations I will live with it temporarily. Hence an anchor alarm is not only useful but prudent. Several places where I regularly wait for the tide have hard rubbly bottoms, which my CQR doesn't like, so it isn't an uncommon situation for me.
If the conditions dictate, or I will be going ashore, then the anchor WILL be set properly! But singlehanded, with a manual windlass and heavy anchor and chain, and having to go to and from the cockpit engine controls, and it's dark and wet, and I'm tired.......
I would not be happy if I'd NOT been able to set the anchor and would keep trying until it was, an electric winch helps
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I am also not happy if the anchor hasn't set properly, but as I said, in some situations I will live with it temporarily. Hence an anchor alarm is not only useful but prudent. Several places where I regularly wait for the tide have hard rubbly bottoms, which my CQR doesn't like, so it isn't an uncommon situation for me.
If the conditions dictate, or I will be going ashore, then the anchor WILL be set properly! But singlehanded, with a manual windlass and heavy anchor and chain, and having to go to and from the cockpit engine controls, and it's dark and wet, and I'm tired.......
oceanpilgrim
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i never trusted my CQR never set hard with a good feel,now use a delta or bruce you can feel the bight and the boat stops hard,also use a 15kg with a 10 ton boat diggs in harder than my 25 kg bruce save that for a blow.
johnphilip
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"If I can use 40hp in reverse and it holds I'm quite happy to go to sleep without worry"
Thanks Robin, not only should I do without an anchor alarm, but now I won't be able to sleep until I double the size of my engine.
Thanks Robin, not only should I do without an anchor alarm, but now I won't be able to sleep until I double the size of my engine.
damo
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but now I won't be able to sleep until I double the size of my engine.
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...and you then shouldn't fit engine alarms because obviously you will have serviced it perfectly, and it will never go wrong /forums/images/graemlins/grin.gif
but now I won't be able to sleep until I double the size of my engine.
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...and you then shouldn't fit engine alarms because obviously you will have serviced it perfectly, and it will never go wrong /forums/images/graemlins/grin.gif
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Chrusty1
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"Instinct and a feel for the boat!
Confidence in anchoring properly with a well dug in anchor should be more than enough and far better than listening out for any electronic gizmo. Sorry if that sounds smug but if you feel need of an anchor alarm something is clearly wrong and IMO you need to cure the cause and not the symptom."
Got to say I agree with you, I really don't understand why people seem to want to place their trust in electronic gizzmos as much as they do. I think that sometimes people see gizzmos as a way of circumventing the need to learn good, tried and tested, seamanship skills.
In truth, I have never understood the need to load a boat up with every imaginable electronic gizzmo available, that some people seem to have.
Confidence in anchoring properly with a well dug in anchor should be more than enough and far better than listening out for any electronic gizmo. Sorry if that sounds smug but if you feel need of an anchor alarm something is clearly wrong and IMO you need to cure the cause and not the symptom."
Got to say I agree with you, I really don't understand why people seem to want to place their trust in electronic gizzmos as much as they do. I think that sometimes people see gizzmos as a way of circumventing the need to learn good, tried and tested, seamanship skills.
In truth, I have never understood the need to load a boat up with every imaginable electronic gizzmo available, that some people seem to have.
Razorfish
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Oh come on you guys, get off your soapboxes - he only asked if anyone could recomend an anchor alarm...
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Chrusty1
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Oh come on you guys, get off your soapboxes - he only asked if anyone could recomend an anchor alarm...
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Oh come on you guys, get off your soapboxes - he only asked if anyone could recomend an anchor alarm...
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Refueler
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Can anyone suggest a standalone gps anchor alarm please ?
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Instinct and a feel for the boat!
Confidence in anchoring properly with a well dug in anchor should be more than enough and far better than listening out for any electronic gizmo. Sorry if that sounds smug but if you feel need of an anchor alarm something is clearly wrong and IMO you need to cure the cause and not the symptom.
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Cure ? Anchor of each type to cover all occasions. Heavy chain rode to aid anchor holding.
Comment ? Surely not feasible as I along with most boats do not have stowage for each and every anchor type. We also many compromise by dividing rode into chain + rope to help with weight problem on board.
Anchoring whether a yacht or a big ship has same responsibilities on part of crew - to maintain effective anchor watch and monitor position for dragging etc.
What method you use for that is your choice and I admit that as well as transits / visual checks - I like the Anchor Guard Zone my plotter gives me.
Sorry Robin - I understand your reply but cannot agree with the conclusion you suggest. Anchor holding is not g'teed in any circumstance no matter how you do it. The more ways of determining loss of holding you have the safer I consider your anchor-watchkeeping.
I have to also say that anchor alarm has afforded me the luxury of being able to get head down when over-tired - leaving a lesser experienced person on watch.
Your answer may be - So I have anchor watch on all time and never leave boat at anchor. Of course I do - but only after making as much provision as possible to secure her, only in sheltered areas, and 99.9% of time - I have boat within easy visual sighting.
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Can anyone suggest a standalone gps anchor alarm please ?
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Instinct and a feel for the boat!
Confidence in anchoring properly with a well dug in anchor should be more than enough and far better than listening out for any electronic gizmo. Sorry if that sounds smug but if you feel need of an anchor alarm something is clearly wrong and IMO you need to cure the cause and not the symptom.
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Cure ? Anchor of each type to cover all occasions. Heavy chain rode to aid anchor holding.
Comment ? Surely not feasible as I along with most boats do not have stowage for each and every anchor type. We also many compromise by dividing rode into chain + rope to help with weight problem on board.
Anchoring whether a yacht or a big ship has same responsibilities on part of crew - to maintain effective anchor watch and monitor position for dragging etc.
What method you use for that is your choice and I admit that as well as transits / visual checks - I like the Anchor Guard Zone my plotter gives me.
Sorry Robin - I understand your reply but cannot agree with the conclusion you suggest. Anchor holding is not g'teed in any circumstance no matter how you do it. The more ways of determining loss of holding you have the safer I consider your anchor-watchkeeping.
I have to also say that anchor alarm has afforded me the luxury of being able to get head down when over-tired - leaving a lesser experienced person on watch.
Your answer may be - So I have anchor watch on all time and never leave boat at anchor. Of course I do - but only after making as much provision as possible to secure her, only in sheltered areas, and 99.9% of time - I have boat within easy visual sighting.
Blue5
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Oh come on you guys, get off your soapboxes - he only asked if anyone could recomend an anchor alarm.
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You beat me to it.... not as if it was a question about col regs!!!!!! /forums/images/graemlins/ooo.gif
Oh come on you guys, get off your soapboxes - he only asked if anyone could recomend an anchor alarm.
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You beat me to it.... not as if it was a question about col regs!!!!!! /forums/images/graemlins/ooo.gif
SimbaDog
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Thanks to those who actually answered my question without lecturing me on how to anchor /forums/images/graemlins/smile.gif
I just fancy using one for extra peace of mind, will have a look for a garmin 72
I just fancy using one for extra peace of mind, will have a look for a garmin 72