Plough anchor: rubbish?

[dutyhog]

That mud gets very thin

Much of the Scottish West Coast is mud as well; being deeper anchorages and very old (stable, not shifting), the silt has had time to settle and fill in - thanks to all that glacial run off. The need for a fisherman's or the St I. N.'s is less so than one might think.

With regards to anchoring offshore the trousers place, yes it is a god a place but not a lot of room and a good flow of water passes through, you have to be right in the middle as there are local boats moored.

That mud at Puilladobhrain gets very thin by mid-season ,with so many anchors stirring it up. Gordon

 

[[70521]]

Going 3-4 knots astern I think.

When I skim stones they bounce along the water then slow down and sinks, as my late father said slow down a bit we are in no hurry. Face into tide, drop the hook and let the tide push you back, a little help from the engine to dig it in a bit once it has set is OK.

Last summer I watched two lovely yachts spend over an hour trying to set their anchors as they were too impatient, OK I admit the sight of us all enjoying a fabulous meal of moules frites might have been a distraction for them. They eventually got their moules frites!

 

[oldbilbo]

That mud at Puilladobhrain gets very thin by mid-season ,with so many anchors stirring it up. Gordon

Aye, that.

Consistency of black custard..... And if you don't drag, the two muppets just ahead of you surely will....

Beautiful sunsets, though.

 

[NormanS]

That mud at Puilladobhrain gets very thin by mid-season ,with so many anchors stirring it up. Gordon

Well, I'm anchored there just now, with no worries. Incidentally, there is only one other boat in the anchorage, at a weekend in the middle of May! The other boat is an "unusual" Norwegian motor-sailer, with a door in its side.

 

[sailaboutvic]

And it was only the price that put you off, people have short memories

Vyv posted this 2 weeks ago, not idea of the
Jonathan

And it was only the price that put you off, people have short memories

Vyv posted this 2 weeks ago, not idea of the background



Jonathan

Not sure what was posted 2weeks ago as you haven't put a link to it.
Almost anything will bend in the right conditions .
Yes the price do put me off , I can buy a 20k Delta for half the price of a 15k Rocna and it will work as well as an Rocna will do .
I think they are well over priced ,
I also carry a fortress and again in more condition it works very well as well as the Bruce that I have ,

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