anchoring

[feduplorrydriver]

Hi all, I am new to boating, so taking things carefully, I have a 27 foot twin engine boat, I want to anchor in approx. 2 metres of water, in calm weather (sand/mud) I have a 7kgs plough anchor, 9 metres of chain & 10 metres of line, is this sufficient?

 

[Deleted User YDKXO]

In theory yes but are you sure the depth is always going to be only 2m in depth and the weather is always going to be calm? The anchor is about the right size for the length of boat but I would think about at least doubling the length of chain/rope you carry which would allow you to anchor in deeper water and breezier conditions

 

[wipe_out]

Don't know about the anchor weight but can tell you that for 2m of water you want to let out between 6 and 10m of chain/rode depending on the conditions.. In bad conditions you would probably need about 14m.. The rule of thumb of rode length to water depth is 3:1 for day anchoring and relatively calm conditions, 5:1 for less than perfect conditions and 7:1 in heavy weather.. So with what you have you are probably limited to anchoring in 5-6m of water depth at most..

 

[feduplorrydriver]

Thank you both for your replies, the intention is to not anchor in more than 2 metres of water & I always check various different weather forecasts before I go out, if it looks iffy I don't go out, as don't have the experience, any hints or tips for anchoring near a beach would be greatly appreciated!

 

[Anders_P42]

Do you anchor in locations with little tilde range? If it's 2m at low tide and 3m at high tide you might survive with that setup, but 2m low tide and 7m high tide it won't be enough (assuming you spend that long at anchor).

 

[rafiki_]

Thank you both for your replies, the intention is to not anchor in more than 2 metres of water & I always check various different weather forecasts before I go out, if it looks iffy I don't go out, as don't have the experience, any hints or tips for anchoring near a beach would be greatly appreciated!

Welcome to the forum!
If you are anchoring near a coastal beach, there is likely to be tidal changes, currents and waves, so you need to check the high and low water heights, then add in a bit extra for the wave peaks and troughs.