Hi Bruce,
The other guys are on the right track regarding kellet associations.
But six ounces is ridiculously small of course, for the purpose,
seeing as 10 - 50 percent of anchor weight is good.
I suspect your little weights were sewn in to act as a kellet "stop"
since it doesn't do much good if you let the weight slide too close
to the hook. With a system like this it would be practical to
eliminate chain. Did this boat race in a past life?
Or Jim could have the best view.
Cheers, Russ
Sweet 35 mk-1
At 02:50 PM 06/01/2018, you wrote:
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Hello all,
On both of my old anchor rodes, there is a small (6 oz or so) lead
weight with a line through the middle, with the line on both ends
woven into the rode so that the weight stays held up against the
line in place. On one line, the weight is about 10 feet from the
end connected to the chain. On the other one, it is more like 20 feet.
What would be the purpose of these small weights?
Thanks for the insight,
Bruce Whitmore
1994 C&C 37/40+, "Astralis"
Madiera Beach, FL
(847) 404-5092 (mobile)
bwhitm...@sbcglobal.net
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