Not only does a bridal / snubber gets the windlass out of the primary load path but it also unloads the chain through the anchor roller and keeps it from banging around all night.
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I found ‘Anchor!”, by Marie Hullo, and Anchor Pro, by Peckish Sloth, and Anchor Alarm, by B2N. Of course, Anchor, is an app for podcasting, so I’m guessing not that one! All on the iOS App Store, are you using “Anchor!”? I’m going to try this on my phone, paired with my watch, should wake me up, but not the wife.We also use anchor. And have experienced that it works better (more accurately and no false alarms) on the I-pad vs the phone. Probably a better GPS. I can't hear the MFD/anchor watches that are up on the bridge down in the stateroom.
1 thing is for sure, nothing but nothing gets your butt up and out of that bed faster than that alarm going off in the middle of the night. Thankfully our only panic was a false alarm when I set the swing zone a little too tight.
I just downloaded it yesterday as well based on the suggestions. It is the "Anchor!" one - with the exclamation mark.I found ‘Anchor!”, by Marie Hullo, and Anchor Pro, by Peckish Sloth, and Anchor Alarm, by B2N. Of course, Anchor, is an app for podcasting, so I’m guessing not that one! All on the iOS App Store, are you using “Anchor!”? I’m going to try this on my phone, paired with my watch, should wake me up, but not the wife.
Believe this is called a Prusik knot. I follow a blog from Denali Rose and remember him talking about how he attached a bridle to his chain rode (apparently works on a rope rode as well). It apparently is a knot easy to loosen and allow the rode to slide thru, which would make it invaluable in an emergency (Tom (ttmot), a new knot for you based on your Caribbean experience!) https://svdenalirosenc43.blogspot.com/p/everyone-and-every-boat-has-their.html
Do you use this with the anchor deployed? I can see it helping on smaller boats with any shock loads under light conditions … I wouldn't feel comfortable with it overnight or heavy loads.I use one of these hooked into my chain... I have all chain... I Hook one end on my center cleat, and the other through the chain.
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maybe we'll see you on the loop … same timeframe for us. We'll be the ones anchored with a bridle, 3 anchor alarms, flashing lights and warning bannerSo what about anchoring on the east coast, I’ve heard you have to take extra precautions because of the huge tidal swings up north, like 10 feet, is that right? We want to do the great loop in 5-6 years, so that might come up. Of course, my wife enjoys marina visits way more than on the hook.
So what about anchoring on the east coast, I’ve heard you have to take extra precautions because of the huge tidal swings up north, like 10 feet, is that right? We want to do the great loop in 5-6 years, so that might come up. Of course, my wife enjoys marina visits way more than on the hook.
Also found this picture below of anchorage on Lake Erie. Follow the chain and see what happened over night as the wind turned 180 degrees and went to almost dead calm. Boat turned and drifted back over the anchor. The weight of the chain is holding the boat. You can see the chain running back, the anchor is almost directly under the running gear.
This is an example of why I really think before using trip lines with floats. BUT, Would an all rope rode allow this to happen? most likely not. So its just like everything else with boats, each has advantages and disadvantages.
Wow, that’s a great post, extremely helpful, thank you!When Looping, the largest Tide swings would be in very north Florida and Georgia. We had 8-9' in Georgia. Depending on conditions, that may or may not be the highest tidal currents.
We enjoy mixing anchoring with port calls to marinas, but when looping, there is a more social life to staying at marinas and of course you want to visit towns that you not been to before. Anchoring is a little more work also if you may have pets that need to make potty runs to shore. But with a dinghy, you can still manage.
I'm curious, are you defining the Erie situation as a problem (provided the anchor was actually set to begin with)?
This kind of situation is common for us, we let out enough chain so that we can get a set to the anchor, and then add more chain to get the desired scope, and it's not unusual to have the anchor chain vertical into the water from the boat due to the weight of the chain alone (either staying that way because it was calm too begin with, or returning to that state kind of organically due to shifting winds pushing us back closer to the anchor drop location).
You do not "need" 2 anchors. I feel new generation anchors like Mantus, Rocna, Spade etc do a great job in most all bottoms. That said, I do carry a spare bow anchor. For spares I like Fortress. They are light, can be disassembled and stored, then reassembled and carried above deck for back-up, a Bahamian style set up (I've never done it) or in an emergency.Wow, that’s a great post, extremely helpful, thank you!
Did you bring any additional anchors? I currently carry a stern anchor I use for keeping the stern towards shore when anchored for day trips. That works wonders since a passing boats’ wake is perpendicular to the hull and we never roll, but I have read others state you need 2 bow anchors, each a different type for different bottoms, and to allow you to deploy both on a 60 degree angle.
I use the bungee as a snubber. If the winds pick up or I anchor over night, I will also use a rope with the bungee to relieve the stress on the windless...Do you use this with the anchor deployed? I can see it helping on smaller boats with any shock loads under light conditions … I wouldn't feel comfortable with it overnight or heavy loads.
This approach works well with our boat. The pic shows our cleat locations. We have a small cleat centered on the deck (hidden by the burgey) but in a real blow I use the beefier bow cleats.If you have line rode why not just take it to one or the other bow cleats. I've done that and found the boat does not swing around so much.
So let me understand...when you tie off on one of the two visible bow cleats, does the rode go from anchor, to cleat, up through pulpit to windlass...OR...from anchor, up through pulpit to cleat then slack line to windlass?View attachment 78649 View attachment 78648
This approach works well with our boat. The pic shows our cleat locations. We have a small cleat centered on the deck (hidden by the burgey) but in a real blow I use the beefier bow cleats.