Seevee
Member
- Dec 3, 2015
- 238
- Boat Info
- 280 Sundancer 2004
- Engines
- 4.3 Merc Twins, Alpha One, Kohler 5kw
This has probably been beat up a bit, but would like to explore anchor options for overnighting.
I use two anchors. I'll set the first one and then back away from it, letting line out tracking crosswind for perhaps 50 feet, then drop the second one, I'll back downwind, slightly into the wind 50 feet and end up with the boat 50 feet from both anchors and downwind from both when lines are tight. The angle of the lines is approx 45deg. One line is the windlass, and the other is tied to a cleat about 3 ft away on the port side.
Depth in this case is about 7 feet, so distance would depend on depth.
What happens is I get a swinging of the boat, side to side turning about 150 degrees. It's not objectionable, but it messes up my setting up sun shades. I even get this swing on one anchor, but not quite as bad.
I'm swinging as I type this.... any ideas on how to minimize the swinging? Winds is less than 5 kts.
I use two anchors. I'll set the first one and then back away from it, letting line out tracking crosswind for perhaps 50 feet, then drop the second one, I'll back downwind, slightly into the wind 50 feet and end up with the boat 50 feet from both anchors and downwind from both when lines are tight. The angle of the lines is approx 45deg. One line is the windlass, and the other is tied to a cleat about 3 ft away on the port side.
Depth in this case is about 7 feet, so distance would depend on depth.
What happens is I get a swinging of the boat, side to side turning about 150 degrees. It's not objectionable, but it messes up my setting up sun shades. I even get this swing on one anchor, but not quite as bad.
I'm swinging as I type this.... any ideas on how to minimize the swinging? Winds is less than 5 kts.