jbanta,
No, I would not.
I''ve been in that exact scenerio.
I have a bruce 33(boat disp. 12,000lbs)that I now use religiously because of it''s performance. In one of my boat''s saloon sole compartment''s There is 60'' of 3/8 chain that I use for just such an occation. This chain is attached to the Bruce and lowered to 3:1 scope.
End of problem.
I''ve only had to use this set-up once because the Bruce is normaly attached to 20'' of 3/8 chain that has held fine in all my other anchoring scenario''s.
It IS a antiquated method that give''s boater''s a false sence of security while the
anchor would have probably held anyway.
Would anybody like to offer their ground takle set-up so that we might debet this further? What are you using for
anchor''s,
rode and chain. Boat length, displacement, condition''s etc.
Respecfully,
Dennis