Steve,
My primary anchor is an 8 pound Bruce, with 16-feet of chain and 150
feet of 1/2-inch nylon rode. I know it is overkill, but I had it on a
former larger boat and decided to keep it for Poco. The secondary anchor is
a galvanized Danforth knockoff (haven't weighed it but I estimate 12-15
pounds), with 15 feet of chain and 100 feet of 1/2-inch nylon rode. l stow
both of them in the port cockpit locker in a plastic basket. The Danforth
w/chain and rode is in a canvas bag to keep the anchors and rodes from
getting tangled. To be honest, I have not been happy with this anchor and
intend to replace it with something like the WM 8-pound traditional anchor.
I deploy and weigh the anchors from the cockpit, since I usually sail
single-handed. From the cockpit I can control the sails, sheets, halyards,
outboard, anchor., etc. I plan to break my anchor rodes into 50-foot
sections (ala Connie) for more convenience. I haven't yet figured what
method of attachment to use between the sections. Perhaps Connie can advise
us on his technique.
Joe Kidd M15 #207 "Poco A Poco"
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