On Tue, Aug 24, 2010 at 02:40:00PM -0400, banders...@earthlink.net wrote:
>
> I use a very small stainless Bruce, I think is ten pounds or less. I can
> check tomorrow for you. I put about eight feet of 1/4" ss chain on it and
> about a hundred feet (we had a problem once of not enough line to reach the
> bottom after an engine failure - you won't always want to anchor off a
> beach) of 3/8" polypro line on it. Probably should use nylon.
Norm brings up a good point. I keep enough rode (plus the parachute
cord) in the bow locker so I can hook onto the bottom to keep from
drifting away if the engine dies - not just enough to anchor by the
beach. Some places, a dead engine means that you might get washed out
to sea, or into a busy shipping lane at night.
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