Anchor Tripline

[stranded]

A very simple but remarkably effective system is to have a massively oversized shackle on the end of a piece of rope. A shackle large enough to run down over your anchor chain and over the shaft of the anchor to its base where it joins the fluke. If you are unlucky enough for your anchor to snag, put the shackle over the chain, or anchor chain through the shackle. Have your tender or any other boat pull the shackle down and along the chain until it is tight against the base of the anchor. Then pull hard until the anchor comes out backwards. I have never had to do this but I have friends who have seen it work very effectively and simply.

Perhaps something like this?

 

[vyv_cox]

A very simple but remarkably effective system is to have a massively oversized shackle on the end of a piece of rope. A shackle large enough to run down over your anchor chain and over the shaft of the anchor to its base where it joins the fluke. If you are unlucky enough for your anchor to snag, put the shackle over the chain, or anchor chain through the shackle. Have your tender or any other boat pull the shackle down and along the chain until it is tight against the base of the anchor. Then pull hard until the anchor comes out backwards. I have never had to do this but I have friends who have seen it work very effectively and simply.

Or a length of chain about 2 metres between two lengths of rope, used in exactly the same way. Mine has been used successfully a few times and has generated several.packs of beer when lent to others

 

[Supertramp]

Enjoy your trip.

And perhaps dont add the complexity of a trip line until more experienced. As seen, many/most anchor without one unless known issues with a location.

Exactly, most places its not needed.

Its peace of mind in places with a risk of fouling mooring tackle left on the bottom. A bit of practice and its easy to manage when needed.

 

[Dockhead]

A very simple but remarkably effective system is to have a massively oversized shackle on the end of a piece of rope. A shackle large enough to run down over your anchor chain and over the shaft of the anchor to its base where it joins the fluke. If you are unlucky enough for your anchor to snag, put the shackle over the chain, or anchor chain through the shackle. Have your tender or any other boat pull the shackle down and along the chain until it is tight against the base of the anchor. Then pull hard until the anchor comes out backwards. I have never had to do this but I have friends who have seen it work very effectively and simply.

That's my plan, and I have large stainless ring I bought specially for the purpose.

Ultra make a really luxe (with a really luxe price) one: Anchor ring | Ultra Marine Anchors. Mine is much simpler.

Another effective way to do this is, as others have suggested, zip tying the recovery line to the anchor rode.

What NOT to do is use a buoy!! Anchors buoys are from the devil, dangerous to others and dangerous to you, and really mess up a crowded anchorage. I have seen a boat come into a crowded anchorage and catch a rudder on someone's anchor buoy line, which promptly pulled up the anchor, entangling both boats until the went onto the rocks. Awful! Just DON'T!

 

[Nessy]

Many thanks once more for the very interesting details!

Stefan

 

[Farmer Piles]

The joy of Vyv's or my solutions are that they are both cheap, simple and easy to carry. No fancy gear or weight and bulk.
And, Wow, the cost of the ring from Ultra. A new chain and anchor would be as cheap.

 

[vyv_cox]

The joy of Vyv's or my solutions are that they are both cheap, simple and easy to carry. No fancy gear or weight and bulk.
And, Wow, the cost of the ring from Ultra. A new chain and anchor would be as cheap.

I made mine originally for mooring to Highlands and Islands visitor moorings that inevitably were equipped with a big rusty shackle for attachment to the boat. So not only cheap but multi-purpose!

 

[Davy_S]

I used to use one of these
Pardon our interruption...

 

[Nessy]

Ohh!

I think that‘s a good solution without to much effort.

Many thanks for the link!

Stefan

 

[zoidberg]

Vyv Cox's use of a short length of multi-purpose chain #22 or Davy_S Alderney Ring #28 works well when needed.

I favour Vyv's short ~2m. chain, and carry TWO such lengths, which are ideal when required to lie along a stone wall with rusty rings set into the top, as found in many French rivers and Irish harbours. The 'looped' chain takes the chafe which would quickly destroy mooring ropes.

 

[petemorley]

A very simple but remarkably effective system is to have a massively oversized shackle on the end of a piece of rope. A shackle large enough to run down over your anchor chain and over the shaft of the anchor to its base where it joins the fluke. If you are unlucky enough for your anchor to snag, put the shackle over the chain, or anchor chain through the shackle. Have your tender or any other boat pull the shackle down and along the chain until it is tight against the base of the anchor. Then pull hard until the anchor comes out backwards. I have never had to do this but I have friends who have seen it work very effectively and simply.

Yep... this works great done it only once.

 

[Nessy]

Hi together!

Many thanks for your very helpful inputs to this item!

Since Wed we‘re back aboard in Carteret.
Yesterday I ordered at the boat shop a stainles steel ring, (19,00€) to put over the chain und the anchor shaft and in addition 20 m 10 mm Tripline.

I hope I will never need this equipment, but perhaps it will help me to solve the situation.

Kind Regards!

Stefan

MY Nautic, Wiesbaden Yacht Club, current Barneville-Carteret