Show me your anchor tackle

my3sons said:
The larger shackle is a 1/2” HT stainless with a more pronounced bow (there’s a name for it that I can’t remember)
I used that size because it was what was available with the bigger bow and when using stainless you have to go larger to get the needed working load limits because stainless is not as strong as alloy. Both shackles have a WLL of 4000lbs.
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Thanks for the explanation.
 
Mjresq4 said:
Here is a link to a video that shows how to use a shackle, two extra links of chain and a swivel to eliminate side loading.

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WOW! Now @Brett H and I can feel vindicated! We saw it on the Internet!
And explained by a Professor too! Who can argue now...
 
hughespat57 said:
WOW! Now @Brett H and I can feel vindicated! We saw it on the Internet!
And explained by a Professor too! Who can argue now...
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Yea, vindication. Not sure I put much stock in her video. What is that uniform? Is she a Professor or a Captain?

The next video showed her using a zip tie on anchor.
Sure, the anchor is still hooked to the chain, but not seemingly in a manor that would keep you hooked to the earth. Interesting concept but oh hell no, no way I'm going to sleep on the hook, if held by a zip tie.
 
Brett H said:
Yea, vindication. Not sure I put much stock in her video. What is that uniform? Is she a Professor or a Captain?

The next video showed her using a zip tie on anchor.
Sure, the anchor is still hooked to the chain, but not seemingly in a manor that would keep you hooked to the earth. Interesting concept but oh hell no, no way I'm going to sleep on the hook, if held by a zip tie.
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But it must be true it's on the Internet!
Captain should be four bars on the collar, so one bar? that's an Ensign, or she could be the Steward...

Yeah I'm with you on the zip tie, good lord! Largest I see are only rated 250lb

I am just about to add a Progress 1 windlass I picked up cheap $200 (ok everyone insert laughter here). I can weld and braze so I'm rebuilding the wildcat, that's what wore out. Then I'll change over to mostly chain about 100 feet, I cant add to much weight to my bow. I mostly anchor 20 feet or less so that gives me 5:1 scope before I pay out any nylon.

I looked into this concept as well but I'm going with something a bit more robust and controlled.
6mm bronze shackle breaking strength 1000kg/2200lb will have to see how it works out.
Could do 8mm with a breaking point of 1600kg/3500lb don't want it to strong or to weak
I'll keep an iron shackle handy.

https://shop.classic-boat-supplies.com.au/boat-hardware/rigging/bronze-d-shackle/
 
Mythreesons, without a swivel do you have any problems with chain twisting or anchor orientation on retreval?
Does anyone here ever have trouble eith the rope to chain splice jamming up between the capstan and the hole to the rope locker? Happened to us several times this weekend and needed pry bar to unjam the paw, not sure what the paw does.
 
Njlarry said:
Does anyone here ever have trouble with the rope to chain splice jamming up between the capstan and the hole to the rope locker? Happened to us several times this weekend and needed pry bar to unjam the paw, not sure what the paw does.
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My boat is a 2003 and I'm pretty sure my rode is original. So my chain/rope splice does get stuck in the windlass at the tension finger (before the hole to the locker). I've replaced both the tension finder and the spring and it still happens. The splice gets to the tension finger and stops and the windlass just spins. But I wouldn't say it jams. No pry bar is needed. We just reach into the anchor locker, grab the rope and pull a little to put tension on the rode. That gets the splice moving through again and the windlass then grabs the chain.

Since the splice is 18 years old and stiff, I'm thinking that's the culprit. My anchor was bent, so I am replacing it with a new Rocna. I also took advantage of this opportunity and am replacing the rope and chain as well. So I'm intrigued to see if a new rope and new splice glides through the windlass any easier...
 
Njlarry said:
Mythreesons, without a swivel do you have any problems with chain twisting or anchor orientation on retreval?
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No. My anchor weighs 73 pounds, no way I'm letting my wife or myself for that matter put hands between metal to fiddle with an anchor. If it didn't come up and self orient every time the tip of the shank contacts the bow roller, I'd do something different. The shackles act as the swivel.
 
Thank you both!
No experience with Delta but my old 34 ft rag boat had a 36 lb cqr that we loved. In 8 seasons it always set the first tine and held firm in lot of bay storms. Would consider one for our 400 db but not sure how well it would fit the 400 anchor bow roller set up.
 
I finally got around to replacing my 25' chain, 200' rode with 200' of chain. Was a little bit of a pain to get shipped as it weighs about 250 lbs, but finally arrived at my house on a pallet, shipping box exploded and chain hanging out all sides.

I replaced the original through bolt swivel a year or two ago with a Mantus S1 that is very solid.

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dtfeld said:
I finally got around to replacing my 25' chain, 200' rode with 200' of chain. Was a little bit of a pain to get shipped as it weighs about 250 lbs, but finally arrived at my house on a pallet, shipping box exploded and chain hanging out all sides.

I replaced the original through bolt swivel a year or two ago with a Mantus S1 that is very solid.

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You really should have a short length of rope between the chain and your attachment point in anchor locker, doesn't need to even be the correct size, although that would be best, just something you can cut with a knife in an emergency.

Ideally it would be long enough that you could cut it on deck, and not while crouching into an anchor locker - again this is an emergency and the faster the better.
 
swaterhouse said:
You really should have a short length of rope between the chain and your attachment point in anchor locker, doesn't need to even be the correct size, although that would be best, just something you can cut with a knife in an emergency.

Ideally it would be long enough that you could cut it on deck, and not while crouching into an anchor locker - again this is an emergency and the faster the better.
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That's a good point. Ill put it on the list, but for now, Im on an inland lake, the last 150' wont even see water. The biggest risk here is getting it stuck, so the plan is to drop all the chain with a fender attached and get a diver to retreive it.
 
Since I started this thread I thought it only fair to include pics of my upgraded tackle. I chose the Rocna 25 (55lbs) to replace my bent OEM anchor. And I went with the S1 swivel from Mantus. I got Defender Marine to splice a new rode for me with 50’ of G4 and 200’ of 8-strand.

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