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Boating => Boating General Discussions => Topic started by: Duffman on February 21, 2015, 04:20:15 PM
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Curious as to what size and length you guys are running on your ground tackle.
Time for new chain and looking to tweak what I have. Possibly going shorter but using a larger size chain.
BTW, as I type this its snowing again... rgmn....jonesing for shorts, t-shirts and the water.
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20' of 3/8" galvanized for me. The windlass pulls it up so I'm not concerned with the weight. On my emergency/back up anchor I've got 10' of 3/8".
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20ft of 3/8th just like the Dude said
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There's a formula to figure out the right chain size for boat weight and anchor weight but I don't remember it
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Hey Duffman, hope your surviving this crap.....here's a link to an article from Boat US I read about anchoring, rope and chain sizes/lengths....hope it helps
http://www.boatus.com/boattech/articles/anchoring.asp
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Hey Duffman, hope your surviving this crap.....here's a link to an article from Boat US I read about anchoring, rope and chain sizes/lengths....hope it helps
http://www.boatus.com/boattech/articles/anchoring.asp
Yup Mike, read that. Did a bunch of surfing looking for info. Reccos run everywhere from 6 feet to 50 feet! Hard to get a definitive answer.
Read on one site the Coast Guard recommends 2X the boat length in chain!!
Just looking to see what guys use in the real world application.
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longer the better as you will need less rode to hold
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If your chain weighs equal to or more than your anchor, the anchor won't slip back out of the ring while using an anchor ball retrieval system. Dave on Tuna.com uses 30' of 3/8" chain but has a winch. t^
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My boat is 26'. I use 30'x 3/8. Good work out with no windlass. Holds well.