Anchoring strategy

[jrudge]

Thanks, will cut the rusty links off. I'm not sure what model I have but looking at the X2 diagram there seems to be an awful lot of part to get in the wrong order when reassembling!

You are only interested in the top bit that lifts off. There is not much to go wrong and re assembly is obvious.

 

[Portofino]

Yep, will be dealt with! What would you clean it with?

I don,t know P .
It looks like from the image some sort of base alloy coated in a hard shiny surface.
The surface finish is corroding away for some reason ?
I can’t see a few drops of salt water doing that ,I figure it’s electrolytic/ galvanic in origin .
As said ^^^ swap the safety chain ( looks like a retro fit by PO ? ) for a cord and trim off the rusty 1 M or so in an attempt to rebalance any small but harmful stray currents eating it away .

Re stripping the g box , a agree with your reservations especially in a partnership ,not so bad if you create your own bills ,one master so to speak , But any of your co owners arriving to find the windlass is out of service ,waiting for a back order part that went over the side will not be be impressed.
Manual will have some sort of noddy proof annual lub grease protocol .

 

[NGM]

I agree with JFM to a point but putting out more than 3-4 times in the med can by tricky when it crowded. I am on 3 times and a bit most times.
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I completely agree and find this the most challenging aspect. I like getting to anchorages early to enjoy the peace. Pick a good spot and put out according to conditions. By early afternoon the masses have arrived and often (esp Spanish day boats) they anchor too close with little out and the swings are all completely different. The worst is that very often they are sitting over your anchor making departure a real challenge. Apart from staying further out or arriving and leaving even earlier it's hard to know how to combat this.

 

[jfm]

I completely agree and find this the most challenging aspect. I like getting to anchorages early to enjoy the peace. Pick a good spot and put out according to conditions. By early afternoon the masses have arrived and often (esp Spanish day boats) they anchor too close with little out and the swings are all completely different. The worst is that very often they are sitting over your anchor making departure a real challenge. Apart from staying further out or arriving and leaving even earlier it's hard to know how to combat this.

ive never found that problem. Sure, if you're the early bird and put out 5x. someone in the med will park on top of your anchor. But to weight anchor you just go forward till you're alongside the offender, about 2m away beam to beam, and weigh you anchor. You don't need to be perfectly above your anchor to break it out.

 

[jfm]

Thanks, will cut the rusty links off. I'm not sure what model I have but looking at the X2 diagram there seems to be an awful lot of part to get in the wrong order when reassembling!

Yup, you only remove 912 to the lower 915. Easy. The clutch is the two conical 915s that are pushed hard (as you tighten the top nut 912) into the two conical recesses of 916. The 4 conical surfaces should be cleaned then lightly greased with any normal grease.

 

[petem]

Yup, you only remove 912 to the lower 915. Easy. The clutch is the two conical 915s that are pushed hard (as you tighten the top nut 912) into the two conical recesses of 916. The 4 conical surfaces should be cleaned then lightly greased with any normal grease.

Ah OK. I actually have the right hand version (no drum) so even fewer components .

 

[jfm]

Ah OK. I actually have the right hand version (no drum) so even fewer components .

Ok. I just want to say, before mapism does, that it's a capstan not a drum

 

[petem]

Ok. I just want to say, before mapism does, that it's a capstan not a drum

Eh?

Part 916 = Gypsy (I have one)
Part 914 = Drum (I don't have)

Isn't the whole thing known as a "Capstan"?

 

[Bouba]

Yup, you only remove 912 to the lower 915. Easy. The clutch is the two conical 915s that are pushed hard (as you tighten the top nut 912) into the two conical recesses of 916. The 4 conical surfaces should be cleaned then lightly greased with any normal grease.

What happens when you don’t service the clutch
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=IBBoQzPq69k

 

[petem]

Talking of Anchor alarms, what do people use? Apps on their mobiles (do they need the phone in the cockpit?), plotter alarms, depth sounder alarms? Any recommendations?

 

[jfm]

phone/ipad by cabin window and under the side deck: drag alarm activated on plotter (in cabin if possible, with screen dimmed) with GPS/n2k network running all night

 

[petem]

phone/ipad by cabin window and under the side deck: drag alarm activated on plotter (in cabin if possible, with screen dimmed) with GPS/n2k network running all night

Thanks J, can your phone receive a GPS signal in your cabin? Which app?

 

[BruceK]

The Anchor watch apps are sheer brilliance. They are so versatile and give me great peace of mind. However, are not THAT reliable in close anchorages as mine on a Samsung S7 at least can vary as much as 16m between position fixes on a bad night / anchorage. If you are in shallow water with little scope out a tide swing can change your boats orientation and have the alarm go off prematurely and have you scrabbling up to the deck in a mild panic. Typically you'll want to set your radius scope length plus margin for fix errors and that in a tight anchorage can be slim pickings indeed.

 

[vas]

phone/ipad by cabin window and under the side deck: drag alarm activated on plotter (in cabin if possible, with screen dimmed) with GPS/n2k network running all night

+1
best if you have a 4inch multi display in the master cabin, which can pick up all the info from the N2K bus (or similar)
+ depth alarm on same display, slightly dimmed, but switched to night mode (colours inversed)
+ wind speed alarm, alerts you before you start bobbing up and down on 20+kn of wind and subsequent waves.

hit and miss getting the anchor drag range right, 20m seems to be okayish for me most of the time, but ymmv

cheers

V.

 

[Piers]

Talking of Anchor alarms, what do people use? Apps on their mobiles (do they need the phone in the cockpit?), plotter alarms, depth sounder alarms? Any recommendations?

Furuno nn3d and its anchor alarm which I set to a 50m radius

 

[jfm]

Thanks J, can your phone receive a GPS signal in your cabin? Which app?

Yes - grp is pretty transparent to GRP. Loads of apps eg drag queen