Pascal on the move

Plastic milk jug and five bucks worth of line and you could have marked that anchor when you deployed it. Simple process to retrieve it, just pull up the anchor with the marker line or send a diver down to get it. Of course a white or orange fish ball float and the five bucks worth of line would be more yacht like.

I'm sure that the "Live Bait" boats or any of the local shrimpers will be thrilled when their nets find your lost anchor.
 
L. Keith wrote:
<<...."I'm sure that the "Live Bait" boats or any of the local shrimpers will be thrilled when their nets find your lost anchor."....>>

All the boaters would be pretty surprised to see shrimpers working their nets within the ICW.
 
Capt Bill I just put a new Rocna on our boat last week and had to get a new swivel so I picked up one of those Kong units based on your recommendation. Seems like a well designed piece. As best I can tell I have mounted it directly on the anchor shank and to the chain. It sure would be nice if there was a permanently mounted couple of chain links fixed to the shank so the swivel was always under an axial load and not under lateral loads, when they are weaker. Any thoughts on how to do this without adding a weaker link as the Kong has better strength values than any alternative way of attaching to the anchor?

-Rick

Viking Sport Cruiser 50 FY
"Silver Lining"
 
Sure... But the odds of loosing an anchor are pretty low so is it worth deploying a buoy everytime? Not sure since I don't anchor in places where anchors get stuck in stumps or rocks. Shrimpers don't drag net in anchorages in the icw...

Bruce, it was a claw which is a Bruce knock off since Beuce doesn't make small anchors anymore. Made by ... Lewmar i think. I ve ordered the same

$ per pound you can't beat them! Two years ago I thought it was one of these too good to be true deal but now having used it something like 150 times I really wouldn't use anythng else. It s set on the first attempt and held in places from new England to the bahamas. As mentioned only once did it runout of holding power but I don't think any other anchor would have done better that night.

I m in Charleston tonight. Played the tides from beaufort but didnt realy need to although it s nice to have a safety margin. Shallowest in found was 8' MLW in the ashepoo coosaw cut off. First time I try Charlestown Harbour, pretty nice with more protection an better views than the city marina.
 
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Originally posted by Silver Lining

Capt Bill I just put a new Rocna on our boat last week and had to get a new swivel so I picked up one of those Kong units based on your recommendation. Seems like a well designed piece. As best I can tell I have mounted it directly on the anchor shank and to the chain. It sure would be nice if there was a permanently mounted couple of chain links fixed to the shank so the swivel was always under an axial load and not under lateral loads, when they are weaker. Any thoughts on how to do this without adding a weaker link as the Kong has better strength values than any alternative way of attaching to the anchor?

-Rick

Viking Sport Cruiser 50 FY
"Silver Lining"

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The only way I could see doing it would be by, as you mentioned, using a short length of chain and couple of the highest strength shackles you could find.

Or a short length of larger chain with links big enough for the pin on the "to anchor" end of the Kong to go through. And then one high strength shackle at the anchor to chain connection. At least it would be one less shackle.
 
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