Stuck anchor on sealine

[gwalia]

Stuck anchor. A fellow sealine owner on our pontoon was asking how do you shed your anchor chain, if your anchor becomes stuck fast? Always had a rope warp previously and a good emergency knife to cut through if the need must.
Your suggestions or experiences appreciated, I am sure they will be useful and no doubt amusing.
The anchor is attached to 100ft of chain

 

[Peanuts]

Hi
On my S28 if you let out all of the anchor chain then remove the circular plastic cover in front of the chain locker (on the vertical face under the windlass) you will see a piece of cord (about 6" long) linking the chain to the boat. I have fitted a carbine hook there for ease. If you had to release the anchor chain that is where I would do it.

Hope that helps.

 

[sarabande]

PNuts

if the boat is dragging then you won't be able to undo the caribineer because of the strain. You need a length of line to secure the end of the chain to the boat. Deffo. And preferably an old sharp knife in a scabbard nailed to a nearby rib.

 

[halcyon]

Hi
On my S28 if you let out all of the anchor chain then remove the circular plastic cover in front of the chain locker (on the vertical face under the windlass) you will see a piece of cord (about 6" long) linking the chain to the boat. I have fitted a carbine hook there for ease. If you had to release the anchor chain that is where I would do it.QUOTE]

The rope link is to allow cutting chain free under load, with a carbine hook you need a loose chain.

Just a thought.

Brian

 

[Peanuts]

Who mentioned a dragging anchor? The original post said a stuck anchor.

Anyway being a bit picky. The reason I fitted a carbine to the end of the rope/cord was so I could easily undo the end of the anchor chain from the boat, as I have done in the past. It would not be tight as the anchor winch is taking the strain, the chain is just hanging from it, not under tension.

In an emergency I would just cut the chain with my bolt croppers anyway - I have enough sets of them!!

 

[coromar]

"if the boat is dragging then you won't be able to undo the caribineer because of the strain. You need a length of line to secure the end of the chain to the boat. Deffo. And preferably an old sharp knife in a scabbard nailed to a nearby rib."

I hope you don't nail it to my RIB!!

 

[JohnRob]

Yes, my f37 has a short length of line (6" or so) which is then shackled to a bolt attached to the hull. That is the place to cut.

I have never done it in anger, but I presume the idea is to tie a line (long enough for the depth of water) to the chain (water side) and attach the line to a fender/buoy to aid later recovery?