What is the deepest depth you have anchored in and why?

[TQA]

150 feet off Dominica. Why the shallower bits are filled with moorings.

I carry 200 feet of chain and 200 feet of rope rode ready to go so let it all out and was glad I have an electric winch.

[Bene505]

Originally Posted by oceanscapt

230' and I had to SCUBA dive the anchor to get it unstuck - neither tactic I recommend for anyone.

I didn't know one could SCUBA that deep. What was it like? Did you have to decompress on the way up? At that depth, even with only a few minutes on the bottom, you probably had to.

Regards,
Brad

[scottbr]

85 ft. just off an island that has a sand shelf that goes from 85 ft. to 5 ft. in less than 200 ft. Wind was onshore ( East which is unsusual ) Had 50 ft. chain and 250 ft. line which was fine since I have a Rocna

[St Anna]

I carry a lot of chain. The talk is that cruisers seem to be carrrying a lot less nowadays - about 35m. Whats the consensus among the cruisers out there.

[souljour2000]

Originally Posted by St Anna

I carry a lot of chain. The talk is that cruisers seem to be carrrying a lot less nowadays - about 35m. Whats the consensus among the cruisers out there.

St Anna..I am curious what diameter chain you carry..I would like to carry more than the 15 feet of 1/4 inch I carry for my 24-footer .

[St Anna]

Originally Posted by souljour2000

St Anna..I am curious what diameter chain you carry..I would like to carry more than the 15 feet of 1/4 inch I carry for my 24-footer .

We have vastly different scenarios. I have 80m of 10mm tested chain on a 60lb Plough and the backup/spare is 68m of 10mm also with a 60lb plough.

Our boat is a 46' Peterson.

If you have 1/4' chain on a 24'er, I dont think you need an anchor , except to keep the chain in place!

[newhaul]

if 1/4 chain is over kill then i really over do it i use a 13 lb danforth deep set and 27 ft of 3/8" chain and 150 ft 1/2" rode the deepest was 35 ft. the chain was free. Ive always been told the min chain is the length of your vessel.

[jackdale]

Originally Posted by newhaul

if 1/4 chain is over kill then i really over do it i use a 13 lb danforth deep set and 27 ft of 3/8" chain and 150 ft 1/2" rode the deepest was 35 ft. the chain was free. Ive always been told the min chain is the length of your vessel.

I would recommend 2 times boat length for chain with an appropriate anchor. I am not a fan of Danforths, but that is more a function of where I sail.

[souljour2000]

.good info on anchor chain...there are probably alot of opinions on this subject but I got us off on a tangent with my anchor chain question I'm afraid ..back to the depth thing but I will be adding more chain...

[eckcn17]

I would anchor at 80 -145 several times a day all summer long on Lake Geneva WI. I drove the flagship for LGYC to officiate the scow and various races. It had 300 ft of chain with a hydraulic windless. but I did have to pull up all of the anchors for the marks by hand. 10 or fifteen pound mushrooms. I now have forever Popeye forearms after 6 or 7 summers!
Chris