Weed round anchor chain

[LONG_KEELER]

Any cunning tips to reduce the above ?

Perhaps you could save it and cook it up for the evening meal.

 

[Roberto]

Don't use cable ties to mark anchor chain lengths and weed amount is divided by 10

 

[johnalison]

I have had anchor chain weeded up so much that I couldn't raise it after an overnight stay. It doesn't take a very big ball of weed the contain so much water that it amounts to a good part of a ton. I think the only solution was to just pull bits off with a boat hook. I have never marked with cable ties.

 

[TSB240]

Don't know how you reduce it?

I carry a £2.99 Lidl folding saw knife ready for cutting lines. It has a 250mm long saw blade and is much sharper than a bread knife.
Never had to cut a line yet but had to cut a huge ball of seaweed off our anchor chain in Old Grimsby sound with it gaffer taped to a boat hook.

Friends on anchor in same place had to get a diver out a day later to cut a similar ball off their prop.
Diver cost 100 times more than Lidl Saw knife.

I don't think they were down tide of us when I cut the weed free ?.

 

[LONG_KEELER]

I'm seriously thinking of buying a quality trigger fingered litter grabber. Not only for anchor chain but for the prop too. I was down to 1.5 knots coming into Brightlingsea this year after a grand sail with the prop spinning. I cannot prove it but I'm sure you collect more weed with it spinning under sail.

 

[MapisM]

Perhaps you could save it and cook it up for the evening meal.

Never tried that, but pretty sure I'd rather stick to other ingredients for the pot.
Here's another thought, why don't you try try smoking it?

 

[Neeves]

More seriously

Don't anchor in weed.

It would be tedious to repeat, but I will, the reasoning and you are all intelligent and caring individuals - and as such - it is difficult to understand why the question was asked at all......

Sea weed is currently a common item in Japanese cuisine, it is used as a fertiliser and was (still is?) a source of iodine and much, much more (cosmetics, gum - not forgetting being the nursery for the ocean's inhabitants).

We worry about plastics in oceans (and paint on our chain) but anchor in weed beds - anchoring - compromises, compromises

Jonathan

 

[sailaboutvic]

More seriously

Don't anchor in weed.

It would be tedious to repeat, but I will, the reasoning and you are all intelligent and caring individuals - and as such - it is difficult to understand why the question was asked at all......

Sea weed is currently a common item in Japanese cuisine, it is used as a fertiliser and was (still is?) a source of iodine and much, much more (cosmetics, gum - not forgetting being the nursery for the ocean's inhabitants).

We worry about plastics in oceans (and paint on our chain) but anchor in weed beds - anchoring - compromises, compromises

Jonathan

Jonathan I can tell you being back in Northern Europe water there no telling what your anchoring in .
Press the down button and hope for the best .

 

[NormanS]

Jonathan I can tell you being back in Northern Europe water there no telling what your anchoring in .
Press the down button and hope for the best .

Or you can be sensible and install and use a fishfinder. That will clearly show the state of the seabed, where you propose to anchor. I know lots of anchorages which are notorious for poor holding in weed, but there are still clear patches, easily found with a fishfinder.

 

[Roberto]

A lot, lot worse than weed: after filming this, the following day it was my boat with a giant load of floating vegetation a couple of meter deep pushing on the chain, the bow pointing very seriously down and the stern up. Excellent anchor test though, I don't think the boat could pull more than that, like holding a truck at 90° with several knots of current

The weaponry I used

 

[LONG_KEELER]

More seriously

Don't anchor in weed.

It would be tedious to repeat, but I will, the reasoning and you are all intelligent and caring individuals - and as such - it is difficult to understand why the question was asked at all......

Sea weed is currently a common item in Japanese cuisine, it is used as a fertiliser and was (still is?) a source of iodine and much, much more (cosmetics, gum - not forgetting being the nursery for the ocean's inhabitants).

We worry about plastics in oceans (and paint on our chain) but anchor in weed beds - anchoring - compromises, compromises

Jonathan

As usual, you don't know what you are talking about.

The question has nothing to do about anchoring in weed.

This is weed , primarily produced in the UK Summertime and floats on or near the surface and is moved almost constantly by wind and tide.

 

[ctva]

I use a sharpened bill hook (from Machine Mart) attached to an old boat hook pole. This hooks and cuts the weed so it falls off very quickly from the accumulated ball on the anchor. No pics unfortunately.

 

[Neeves]

As usual, you don't know what you are talking about.

The question has nothing to do about anchoring in weed.

This is weed , primarily produced in the UK Summertime and floats on or near the surface and is moved almost constantly by wind and tide.

If you want to have an international community you might need to be a bit more descriptive of your issues.

It must be great to be so understanding

I take exception to the criticism when the OP contributed to the error - pot calling kettle black (or some such) comes to mind. I think there would be less misunderstanding if you actually posted your threads with sufficient detail to allow focussed answers. I note that along with me, not knowing what I am talking about, there is NormanS, who is guilty of the same misinterpretation. Maybe if you seriously want help you could extend your use of the English language.

Jonathan

 

[Mudisox]

Cut it off as it reaches the bow fitting, bread knife with serrated edge is good for me. This season I noticed an awful lot of it the other side of the channel floating on the surface which also collected on the prop.

 

[rib]

You can actually eat quite a few different sea weeds. I went on a seaweed foraging course.. Years ago.. Some taste like garlic and pepper. Bacon. Pasta. Some boiled. Some dryed. Some straight as.. Can't remember much now but I do remember it must be picked not collected while floating. And not near a waste/storm pipe. Lol

 

[Roberto]

This season I noticed an awful lot of it the other side of the channel floating on the surface which also collected on the prop.

It also went up my toilet water intake, I had to take apart all the pump, clean the inside of the hoses, a few filaments made it to the inside of the bowl

 

[Draystone]

Had the same problem in Old Grimsby Sound. I used an old tree pruning saw attached to the boat hook. It didn't work well. The blade is too flexible. I like the bill hook idea.

Anchor was in sand, floating weed. I think it maybe called shoestring weed. Thin in 4m lengths, tough and slimy. Enough of it on the chain to stall the windlass when trying to lift above sea level.

 

[LONG_KEELER]

Had the same problem in Old Grimsby Sound. I used an old tree pruning saw attached to the boat hook. It didn't work well. The blade is too flexible. I like the bill hook idea.

Anchor was in sand, floating weed. I think it maybe called shoestring weed. Thin in 4m lengths, tough and slimy. Enough of it on the chain to stall the windlass when trying to lift above sea level.

It's not uncommon to see boats reversing into the tide after getting up the anchor on the East Coast. I try to remember to do it but invariably forget.