Well, I thought about this a lot. For one thing, I'm only putting in about 150 pounds of chain, plus a 27 lb. Bruce for my main anchor. For another thing, I'm planning on using a long PVC guide tube and dropping the chain well down into a special locker under the V-berth instead of letting it share the space with the 240 feet of nylon braid rode in the existing locker (I'll use that for the Danforth kedge). So I'm adding weight, but below the waterline, and getting back almost toward the keel, which should reduce hobby-horsing. And all you people gripe about the C-27's riding low in the stern anyway, right? Maybe this will help correct the waterline problem (where the watermarks aren't parallel to the factory waterline).
I'm not racing--I'm cruising. If I were going racing, I'd take the anchor and chain out anyway--easy enough... > With the weight of the anchor plus all that chain seems like you are going to > be > adding an awful lot of weight to the bow - but then again there was a listee > once that had concrete bags in his bow . . . > > -- > Dave - unchained > C27 #5212 > Windabout > Cape Cod > http://dpbcc.home.comcast.net > > -------------- Original message ---------------------- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > I really like using an all-chain rode for my primary anchor--a boat with > > all > > chain behaves so much better at anchor, and I'm ready for coral reefs in > > case > > any appear in the Great Lakes <grin>. I'm preparing to purchase a drum of > > 1/4" Acco HT G4 hot-dip galvanized windlass chain. This is premium grade > > stuff, stamped every link, really strong, and weighs about 72 pounds per > > 100 > > feet. My intention is to put 200 feet into the chain locker of our 1977 > > C27, > > and sell the rest. I'd be looking at a sale price of about $2.25 a foot, > > including delivery to the lower 48 states--which I think is pretty amazing, > > considering what it costs to freight this stuff. Is anybody else > > interested > > in either long lengths or some 10-25 foot pieces to splice between your > > anchor > > and a nylon rode? I'd like to know ASAP to make sure I can afford a whole > > drum... > > > > David Shaddock > > Rockford, IL > >
