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Samurai_Dave

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Having recently lost my anchor (couldn't pull it up) I've had to buy a replacement and of course now I need some rope to go with it. Anchor braid is horribly expensive, I can get 30m of polypropylene for under £20. My boat is only 17ft, do I really need super strength rope for my anchor line? I'm only going to be using the anchor to fish.

Any recommendations?

Thanks.
 
Samurai_Dave said:
Having recently lost my anchor (couldn't pull it up) I've had to buy a replacement and of course now I need some rope to go with it. Anchor braid is horribly expensive, I can get 30m of polypropylene for under £20. My boat is only 17ft, do I really need super strength rope for my anchor line? I'm only going to be using the anchor to fish.

Any recommendations?

Thanks.
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go on ebay
i got 50m of 18m/m anchorplait for £70 delivered a few weeks ago for a C.I. trip
 
Twisted or plaited nylon definitely has its benefits for properly anchoring a yacht. But to hold a 17 foot boat for a bit of fishing? Can't see any harm in a suitable length of polyprop myself. It seems to be mostly what commercial fishermen use, after all.

Much more use than posh rope would be a few metres of chain between the anchor and the rope.

Pete
 
Samurai_Dave said:
Having recently lost my anchor (couldn't pull it up) I've had to buy a replacement and of course now I need some rope to go with it. Anchor braid is horribly expensive, I can get 30m of polypropylene for under £20. My boat is only 17ft, do I really need super strength rope for my anchor line? I'm only going to be using the anchor to fish.

Any recommendations?

Thanks.
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Bear in mind, there is a difference between anchoring up a 17' boat while you fish, and holding your mobo/yacht in a rising storm by an unforgiving shore.

Anything strong enough that you can't break it, is strong enough to hold any anchor you can lift by hand. A more imporant consideration is ease of handling - in other words suficent diameter to allow you to get a comfortable grip whilst hauling.

To answer your question - no it doesn't need to be super strong - IMHO.
 
30m of 3 strand 12mm spliced to 3m of 8mm chain will do the job well. It is getting the anchor to hold that is more important than the strength of the cable.
 
Avoid polyprop, it floats and can tangle around your (or someone else's) keel/rudder/prop.
Nylon isn't necessarily expensive. Doesn't have to be multiplait, nor does it necessarily have to be made for marine use. You will need a bit of decent chain though
 
blackbeard said:
Avoid polyprop, it floats and can tangle around your (or someone else's) keel/rudder/prop.
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He hasn't got a keel or a rudder, and his prop lifts out of the water in the unlikely event that there's zero wind and current holding him away from the anchor.

Pete
 
Anchor rope

As said size means ease of handling and so gives more than adequate strength.
Cheap poly rope does float and this can be great for a tow rope but not so good for an anchor. It does have plenty of stretch capability.
So that is the question you must decide on. I would go for cheap ploy rope. good luck olewill
 
We don't have any "special" or expensive warp on our boat....it came with it and I believe its 3 strand 15mm nylon, which is fine haul in by hand. We fish in strong tidal flows sometimes so its important to have enough warp to get the anchor to "bite", sometimes over two and a half times the depth!...but that is extreme mind.
As a general rule, you will probably need chain on the anchor at one and a half times the length of the boat.....this will then keep the anchor hard down on the sea bed in its correct position and so giving it the best bite.
Plenty of discusion on the anchoring of fishing boats over on the WSF site.....
 
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