Cheeky, shamelessly trolling anchoring thread

[bbg]

Bought a boat recently. 21 feet, 1 tonne. Came with a danforth type of anchor. Maybe a britany?
Arrangements are:
8 kg anchor attached to 8 m of 6 mm chain plus 16 m of 14 mm 3 strand.
There is an additional rode of 10 m of 8mm chain plus 25 m of 10 mm 3 strand.

What should I do?

PS - there is only one right answer.

 

[machurley22]

Of course there are many right answers depending on how you intend to use the boat but if your bio is to be believed and you are cruising with the family despite having a racy boat then I would suggest you flog that lot in the For Sale section and acquire a modern anchor of about 60 sq.cm. fluke area, 25 or 30m of 6mm chain and upwards of 30m of 10 or 12mm multiplait and join them all together.

 

[bbg]

Must update the bio.
Since you were so kind helping me with my 3-strand to chain splicing question, the answer for me is - splice the small chain to the small rode, and ditch the rest. Replace anchor with 1.8 kg alloy.

 

[machurley22]

That sounds fine.

I hadn't realised it was just for decoration.

 

[30boat]

A Britany is quite useful as a garden decoration thinghie.Just stick it on your front lawn.It'll make people think you're a retired sea captain.

 

[Sixpence]

We have a 35lb CQR in the garden, I heard on here they were useless so it just had to go

 

[Woodlouse]

A 35lb CQR is an almost perfect anchor. Just ask Eric Hiscock (deceased). We've had a 40lb CQR on our boat for nigh on 60 years now and it's never failed. So stick that up your pipe and smoke it!

 

[Sixpence]

You mean I can use the CQR again ?
Sorry, but with all the anchor debates that have been on here it leaves most people new to the game totally lost about which anchor is best, so I think I'll stick with my fishermans hook. Not had to use it yet but I'm sure it's going to do the job just fine, well, nobody knows who to listen to these days when it comes to anchoring anyway so I don't think I'll lose out in the end, I hope

 

[30boat]

"We have a 35lb CQR in the garden, I heard on here they were useless so it just had to go" Quote from 6d
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I'm very pleased at the way CQR anchors have been condemned as useless on this forum. It helps to ensure there will always be plenty available for years to come at low prices, for those of us who wouldn't want anything else!

CQRs do work but there are better alternatives these days.

 

[Searush]

My favourite for garden decoration is my old Fishermans. CQR still has pride of place on Searush, with a Danforth kedge for the soft mud & sand where I sail.

 

[bilbobaggins]

....Replace anchor with 1.8 kg alloy.

Yeah! Yeah! Yeah! .....colloquially known as a 'racing anchor', useful solely to acquire one of those 'boxes ticked' when the RORC scrutineer comes to call before a big race; also useful for passing across the raft from bows to bows, so that friends and neighbours also can accumulate 'boxes ticked'.

It's a racing certainty that quite a few of these 'virtual anchors' are tacking slowly west at right this minute, intent on venturing all the way to Weymouth, or even Plymouth, before repairing to the security of a waterside pub for 3-4 days - just like on the last Fastnet!

BTW, I keep a 45lb CQR lookalike in my garden shed, too, together with a 65lb Belfast ( folding fisherman, a Nicholson design ) in case the sweet peas need stabilising in the equinoctials. ( n.b. Must write to 'Gardeners Question Time' )

As for racing anchors such as alluded to by 'bbg', mine has done yeoman service over the years. During the 2003 Fastnet - another light airs drifter - I managed to anchor 'Triohe' in 259' of Channel somewhere SE of Portland and again, similarly, well south of Start Point. It's an old Adlard Coles trick, it still works, and we won our class......

Herzit. All 475gm. of it. Put that in your 'pocket rocket'.....