NormanS
Well-Known Member
"5 mtrs at the tide top".
I suppose it depends where you are, but last week, at the Springs, the tidal range in the Forth was 6 metres.
If when the anchor is fouled upon retreival you would not know until the bow was over the anchor and the remaining chain would be more or less vertical. Not withstanding the odd occasion when someone might have to anchor in very dep water mostly it would (based upon my experience) be about 5 mtrs at the tide top. So if you just attachec a light line to the trip point on the anchor and cable tied it to the chain for about 5-10 m then if the anchor caught you would by that time have the line on deck and could pull it breaking the ties that released the line from the chain and would allow the anchor to be tripped.
no buoy required