This is why I was asking what kind of anchor it was. I had a backyard-built plow anchor on Shift when we bought her, the proportions were all wrong and it held like a castoff barbecue. Design matters.
Jim Watts Paradigm Shift C&C 35 Mk III Victoria, BC On 1 June 2015 at 21:42, Russ & Melody via CnC-List <cnc-list@cnc-list.com> wrote: > Hi Dwight, > > In my reply to Joe I mentioned having but not using a Bruce Lee... that is > what a Chinese knock-off is known as around here. Kinda cute, get it? Bruce > Lee, the Chinese character? > > Anyhow, the Bruce Lee is a cast version of the original anchor, which was > forged steel. > check post #28 > http://forum.woodenboat.com/showthread.php?162068-Bruce-Anchors > Bear in mind that the above is small anchor and cast steel is repairable, > you just need to recover the pieces. :) > > Cheers, Russ > *Sweet *35 mk-1 > > At 07:24 AM 01/06/2015, you wrote: > > and pay attention to how you set the anchor...I mean back off hard on it > to make sure it is set well and if you can use at least 7 to 1 rode to > depth...I use a 15KG Bruce style knock off with about 40 feet of 5/16 high > tensile chain as my main hook and I carry my 35 lb CQR and a large Danforth > complete with rodes under the vee berth as spare...I have had very good > experiences on the Bruce style anchor...a lot depends on the type of bottom > and the set as far as holding power goes > > Dwight Veinot > C&C 35 MKII, *Alianna* > Head of St. Margaret's Bay, NS > d.ve...@bellaliant.net > > > On Mon, Jun 1, 2015 at 3:09 AM, Knowles Rich via CnC-List < > cnc-list@cnc-list.com> wrote: > Joe, for what you describe you are planning on doing, that anchor should > do just fine. If you think you may be possibly caught needing more secure > footing, there are several recently introduced anchors that may serve you > better; Rocna etc, but at considerably more cost. As others are pointing > out, more weight means more security and the more chain in the rode, the > better the anchor will perform. > > You might also consider installing a windlass as, unless you are a built > like a windlass, manually hauling bigger anchors and more chain can be a > real slog. > >  I used a 15 kg. Bruce with 150’ of 5/16†chain backed by 200’ of â… > †nylon rode with a Lofrans windlass on my LF38 for the 17 years I owned > her and never had a problem. > > > Rich Knowles > Nanaimo, BC > INDIGO LF38 > Boatless! > > > > > > On May 31, 2015, at 22:04, Russ & Melody via CnC-List < > cnc-list@cnc-list.com> wrote: > > What size anchor do I need for my 38? I want to put a plow anchor on a > roller and found a 35lb one locally for $50. Found a chart on the photo > album that says that would be more than enough but that chart seems to be > the exception. We are in Lake Erie and our only real use would be for an > afternoon of swimming and occasional overnight in a very protected bay. > > Thanks > > Joe > > > _______________________________________________ > > Email address: > CnC-List@cnc-list.com > To change your list preferences, including unsubscribing -- go to the > bottom of page at: > http://cnc-list.com/mailman/listinfo/cnc-list_cnc-list.com > > >
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