Can I ask how much warp or chain people found they needed up the outer hebs, the max?

[macd]

ok lol then I'm going for 60m 8mm chain. And 100m rope kedge only to be used when needed and im alone.:ambivalence: More to anchoring than the books say.

Not a bad compromise, I'd have thought.

I'd also carry a bit of spare chain to add to the kedge rode: if you find yourself anchoring with a hoolie forecast, you'll be more secure with two hooks out from the bow in a 'V'. Five or ten metres next the kedge will help as well as reducing the risk of chafe on the bottom.

It's also worth having a length of stretchy snubber line for the main bower, as Vyv Cox suggested: perhaps laid nylon, or even (dynamic) kernmantle climbing rope. This does much to reduce shock loads on the ground tackle as the boat sheers or rises to waves.

 

[Tryweryn]

Actually i learnt loads here and ordered grab hooks etc.

 

[JumbleDuck]

It's also worth having a length of stretchy snubber line for the main bower, as Vyv Cox suggested: perhaps laid nylon, or even (dynamic) kernmantle climbing rope. This does much to reduce shock loads on the ground tackle as the boat sheers or rises to waves.

I think the need for a snubber depends very much on hull form. I have a long keel with a curved stem and have never seen or felt any shocks on the anchor chain, evenly in unpleasantly bouncy conditions (don't do Isle of Whithorn in southerly F5, people). The shape of the hull seems to provide lots of springiness. On the other hand, people do report pretty brutal shock loading ... it would be interesting to know if that's more common in modern shapes with straight stems, flattish underwater section and more stiffness in pitching.

 

[vyv_cox]

I think the need for a snubber depends very much on hull form. I have a long keel with a curved stem and have never seen or felt any shocks on the anchor chain, evenly in unpleasantly bouncy conditions (don't do Isle of Whithorn in southerly F5, people). The shape of the hull seems to provide lots of springiness. On the other hand, people do report pretty brutal shock loading ... it would be interesting to know if that's more common in modern shapes with straight stems, flattish underwater section and more stiffness in pitching.

I use a snubber as much for the elimination of chain noise as for its effect in reducing snatch loads. Sleeping in the forecabin becomes almost impossible without one if the wind is a bit shifty. Our snubber does not appear to be doing much snubbing until the wind gets to about force 5.

To the OP, I think that's a wise choice. I had the same on a GK29 and now on a Sadler 34. If you are going to use the kedge often it may pay to go up a size on the rope diameter to make handling easier. I carry about 50 metres of 16 mm octoplait, with 5 metres of chain and a Fortress. The rope is far heavier than it needs to be but I have been glad about it when hauling by hand on several occasions.