Rum_Pirate
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What type(Oops sorry) and size anchor should I use for a Corsair F-27Trimaran on generally sandy bottoms i.e. not mud.
Anchor for a Trimaran
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Boathook
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Possibly around 10kg and what ever make you can obtain. If lunchtime stop only could possibly go lighter. If you haven't already got chain, 6mm should be adequate.
Rum_Pirate
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One point of concern for mine is that trimarans have bigger windage for overall length.
Boathook
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Ive got a 15kg rocna on my 9m 5 ton cruising cat that I suspect has more windage than your corsair. I followed the sizing instructions on their website. I suspect other manufactures have similar. I feel that I could have got away with next size down, but as I prefer to anchor rather than marinas, etc I went large!
Yealm
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For mooring, I used a bridal thing to connect to buoy from a point between main hull and one of the amas.
To reduce hunting.
To reduce hunting.
Neeves
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We have a 38' cat all up 7t in full cruising mode. We used an aluminium Excel (8kg) which is the same physical size as their steel version that weighs 15kg. We use 6mm High Tensile chain, same strength as the G30 8mm chain. Your problem maybe you do not have a bow roller and the bow locker is shallow - this then points you toward a Fortress.
A Corsair will reward you for saving weight in the bow, or anywhere. Wheras it is easy to say a saving on an aluminium anchor and 6mm (rather than 8mm chain) is really not worth the aggro - if you say this for everything you will soon lose performance - if performance is part of the reason to buy a Corair. For chain I'd opt for 6mm G30 and I'd look at aluminium Anchors. This latter is restrictive and really your choice is the Aluminium Excel, aluminium Spade (both of which are expensive but work well, or Fortress. I find Fortress over spec anchors so if you go for their recommended size you will be fine. Fortress work well in sand and packs flat (and the Spade and Excel have removable shanks and might thus fit in a shallow locker. I have no idea of prices in the Carib, especially on a small island - here ebay seems to offer the cheapest solution for Fortress. But a small Fortress can be part of check in luggage - if you know anyone who commutes to the big land mass north of you
. There is a distributor for Spade in America, (Spade USA) and for the Excel based in Vancouver (Ground Tackle). You will need a bridle, or you will yaw all over the place 8mm nylon will be more than adequate.
Jonathan
A Corsair will reward you for saving weight in the bow, or anywhere. Wheras it is easy to say a saving on an aluminium anchor and 6mm (rather than 8mm chain) is really not worth the aggro - if you say this for everything you will soon lose performance - if performance is part of the reason to buy a Corair. For chain I'd opt for 6mm G30 and I'd look at aluminium Anchors. This latter is restrictive and really your choice is the Aluminium Excel, aluminium Spade (both of which are expensive but work well, or Fortress. I find Fortress over spec anchors so if you go for their recommended size you will be fine. Fortress work well in sand and packs flat (and the Spade and Excel have removable shanks and might thus fit in a shallow locker. I have no idea of prices in the Carib, especially on a small island - here ebay seems to offer the cheapest solution for Fortress. But a small Fortress can be part of check in luggage - if you know anyone who commutes to the big land mass north of you
. There is a distributor for Spade in America, (Spade USA) and for the Excel based in Vancouver (Ground Tackle). You will need a bridle, or you will yaw all over the place 8mm nylon will be more than adequate.Jonathan
choppy
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+ 1 for Fortress its used by fair few tris as light also if i remember it also fit in the locker on an F27 which a lot dont.
AA the anchors that dismantle also popular.
(Not cheap but rated)
Im a fan of chain but as boats are light rode mix works well and the weight saving is pretty much essential.
A bridle I found essential & used to take load to outer amas (chain from bow) You have to get out there of course to attach (Smooth floats ?) but very sortable
In an area with big tides on a swinging mooring i found a bridal essential . Mooring from the bow cleats results in huge loads & yawing really quite unpleasant but with bridal she just settled down sat on top of the water bobbing about comfortably with out any of the strain.
AA the anchors that dismantle also popular.
(Not cheap but rated)
Im a fan of chain but as boats are light rode mix works well and the weight saving is pretty much essential.
A bridle I found essential & used to take load to outer amas (chain from bow) You have to get out there of course to attach (Smooth floats ?) but very sortable
In an area with big tides on a swinging mooring i found a bridal essential . Mooring from the bow cleats results in huge loads & yawing really quite unpleasant but with bridal she just settled down sat on top of the water bobbing about comfortably with out any of the strain.
AngusMcDoon
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Used a Fortress on my DF920 for many years with 5m of chain. Never dragged.
