Planty
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What about Trip Lines then, what length, how big a buoy, how do you attach it to anchor?? Where do you store yours? Where do we need one?? Paul
Another supplement to anchoring post!!
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hlb
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Well it depends how deep dunit.
A fender will do.
Attatch to back end of anchor so it pulls the pointy bit out backwards.
I aint got one.
You need one for whereever the anchors going to get stuck. Like where theres old chains and things on the bottom. Harbours mainly. I just dont anchor where I think it might be trouble. Suppose I should fix a trip line really but..........Any old bit of string and a fender will do.
A fender will do.
Attatch to back end of anchor so it pulls the pointy bit out backwards.
I aint got one.
You need one for whereever the anchors going to get stuck. Like where theres old chains and things on the bottom. Harbours mainly. I just dont anchor where I think it might be trouble. Suppose I should fix a trip line really but..........Any old bit of string and a fender will do.
Nat
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Just as a matter of interest. any one got the anchor well & truly stuck. I use the trip rope all the time when fishing near wrecks My warp is all chain & I have often wondered how long it would take to saw through it if it came to the crunch.
.....Nat
.....Nat
BrendanS
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The 'traditional' way around this problem is to connect chain to boat with a cuttable link. You use thin cord, but over and over again, so it is very strong (it should never have to bear a full load anyway!). but, can be cut easily with a knife.
hlb
RIP
Sounds a bit dangerous if a storm came up and welded to sea bed!!
I have rope on the end of the chain, which can be cut off.
I have rope on the end of the chain, which can be cut off.
Planty
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Nat, When we towed our old Searay 225 to Spain, visited Aigua Blava for the day, lovely spot, got the hook totally stuck. Rocky bottom, and as boat swung round the stem of the hook had worked its way horizontal between to rocks then as we pulled up it locked the plough completely. Happily beautiful clear sea and only 3mtrs deep so could see problem and dived down with snorkel and "kicked" the thing free. Not before we had bent the stem trying to reverse off in a circle to disengage.
Always had a trip line since, as we could have unshackled chain at boat end, carried trip to 180 degrees and pulled it out , I think!! Certainly wouldn't have been able to dislodge in Solent, too cold & dark. As it was, there was reports of a stray whale off Aigua Blava on the Spanish News that night!!!! Paul /forums/images/graemlins/laugh.gif
Always had a trip line since, as we could have unshackled chain at boat end, carried trip to 180 degrees and pulled it out , I think!! Certainly wouldn't have been able to dislodge in Solent, too cold & dark. As it was, there was reports of a stray whale off Aigua Blava on the Spanish News that night!!!! Paul /forums/images/graemlins/laugh.gif
mjf
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Yep, me too; the 'bitter' end is therefore removable case need!
hlb
RIP
Well I sort of have a long bitter end. So can let that out as well if needed. But it's a pain to get back down hole. So just anchor in shallower water. I'm begining to realise how lazy I have become over the years.
Anchor, drop and forget.
Navigation. Press the button.
Servicing. Well it worked last time!
Apparently my spare fillters have been waiting in the shop for the last three months!!!
Anchor, drop and forget.
Navigation. Press the button.
Servicing. Well it worked last time!
Apparently my spare fillters have been waiting in the shop for the last three months!!!
Nat
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Thanks for input all.
Am going to change end shackle for rope link, sounds like the most sensible solution to me.
Am going to change end shackle for rope link, sounds like the most sensible solution to me.
Wiggo
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Hmm. I had this conversation with Derek a while ago. If you really needed to bugger off in a hurry, you'd still have a load of chain to get through the gypsy before you were free. I'm going to get a big pair of bolt croppers and stick them in the chain locker.
mjf
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What? to use as a spare anchor or something.
(very nickable IMHO and can be used to pinch peeps tenders etc that were hitherto safely padlocked)
(very nickable IMHO and can be used to pinch peeps tenders etc that were hitherto safely padlocked)
hlb
RIP
Still much quicked than buggering about with rusted up bolt cutters and with the added advantage that a buoy can be put on the end for latter retrieval, instead of knackered chain and lost equipement. Depends how many miles of chain I suppose!!
Wiggo
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No, I have a separate pair for nicking other peeps tenders. ;-)
Good point - I hadn't thought about it being nicked. OK, I'll keep it in the lazaret, then...
Good point - I hadn't thought about it being nicked. OK, I'll keep it in the lazaret, then...
DavidJ
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If you really needed to bugger off in a hurry, you'd still have a load of chain to get through the gypsy before you were free. I'm going to get a big pair of bolt croppers and stick them in the chain locker.
Sounds a bit drastic to me.
How about a clip type shackle on the chain end which is secured to something in the anchor locker and in case you need to get going quickly, unclip it and run out the rest of the chain.
Not sure I could ever bring myself to do it mind.
David
Sounds a bit drastic to me.
How about a clip type shackle on the chain end which is secured to something in the anchor locker and in case you need to get going quickly, unclip it and run out the rest of the chain.
Not sure I could ever bring myself to do it mind.
David
Wiggo
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It's the time taken to run out 40m of chain that concerns me. If it came to the point of having to free the bitter end, I'd rather just cut the chain below the chain pipe and let a foot through the gypsy.
If it were just a fouled anchor, then I'd tie a fender to it, and unbolt the bitter end and run it all out through the gypsy to be recovered later.
If it were just a fouled anchor, then I'd tie a fender to it, and unbolt the bitter end and run it all out through the gypsy to be recovered later.