Zozza 291 Posted January 22, 2017 Share Posted January 22, 2017 Demonstration of a 48 pound SARCA Excel Anchor being deployed, set, re-set and retrieved with a scope of 3.5 to 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
erice 732 Posted January 22, 2017 Share Posted January 22, 2017 very cool anchor anarchy top marks to the guy Quote Link to post Share on other sites
jonathan 4 Posted January 22, 2017 Share Posted January 22, 2017 I was anchored at Matiatia for the blow on Saturday night, 40m of chain out in 5m of water... noisy but we only moved about 5m all night. Scared the hell out of me at one point i stuck head out of hatch to check things and couldn't find the ferry terminal... power cut. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Beccara 25 Posted January 23, 2017 Author Share Posted January 23, 2017 Looks good, I'm going to have to dig into anchors again (pun intended), Our bruce which i am told was an original started to pull in the 30kn's we had in Tutukaka harbour. Going to need something a little bit better suited for higher winds :/ Of course you go looking and everything is blasting you "Rocna" Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Steve Pope 243 Posted January 23, 2017 Share Posted January 23, 2017 Beccara, Manson Supreme, made in NZ, not China, at least equal to a Rocna + cheaper. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Beccara 25 Posted January 23, 2017 Author Share Posted January 23, 2017 Didn't want to derail this too far but this is the first time on the bruce @ 30kn so i can't say if it's changed or not. I know it's an older design and many consider it not suitable these days, i'd sleep easier in a blow with something a bit more modern and as you say on the Lloyds register Quote Link to post Share on other sites
chippie 6 Posted January 23, 2017 Share Posted January 23, 2017 We had a "bruce" type anchor on our boat when we bought it. Can't remember if it was branded or not. Lovely stainless steel thing that we unhappily dragged all round any sea bed we tried to anchor in unless it was flat calm and then we think the heap of chain on the bottom did all the work. Ashamed to say we sold it on TM to a launch owner. Shackled on the spare which was a Delta, ….much, much, better. Then KM talked us into a Sarca Excell. Best ever! Do it right and the thing hooks on almost immediately and don't let go. So good, we occasionally have to short the chain as much as we can, flick it off the winch and onto a cleat, then give her a burst in reverse to get it out. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Steve Pope 243 Posted January 23, 2017 Share Posted January 23, 2017 I stand corrected, I assume seal repairs you mention are not about someone taking a bat to the at the Leopard one at Westhaven? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
ex TL systems 63 Posted January 23, 2017 Share Posted January 23, 2017 Nice to see that lloyds register,For my 38 ft cat I am going to get my 15 kg sarca regalvanised and use it instead of the 20 kg delta, plus I have a really big alloy fortress and a 10 kg delta . The best anchor I have had was a 20 kg bugel that looked home made, never moved once. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Dtwo 157 Posted January 23, 2017 Share Posted January 23, 2017 To be fair to the Bruce, Toots is a shite place to anchor in any breeze, I think the bottom is medium sized stones and you just plow them. Must have anchored about 5 times in a moderate northerly there one night, eventually gave up and tied up on the fuel dock. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Kevin McCready 83 Posted January 23, 2017 Share Posted January 23, 2017 Knot Me... maybe You might want to talk to your lawyer about your responsibilities under NZ OSH legislation. I think you misunderstand OSH. Unfortunately OSH is such a popular whipping boy that there's lots of misinformation around. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
ScottiE 174 Posted January 23, 2017 Share Posted January 23, 2017 OSH are directly to blame for the propgation of what you term misinformation and I term alternative facts - period - both in person and around - oh wait wrong audience ! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
dutyfree 170 Posted January 23, 2017 Share Posted January 23, 2017 Hey KM, interesting your comments about the DOTS.My current and previous boat, same anchor make, same size, both remote anchoring. Old boat could stick it to the ground like the proverbial on a blanket, current boat I keep wondering if someone has stolen my anchor! Same technique on both as the same DOTS, only difference is the old one I had the chain marked with cable ties so I could count the length out, the current has a chain counter. I keep meaning to run some chain out and measure it as I wonder if the counter is optimistic! I cant remember the chain size on the old boat, but I guess it could have been bigger. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
dutyfree 170 Posted January 25, 2017 Share Posted January 25, 2017 Thanks KM, I have been meaning to run some chain out in the marina and physically measure it to compare with the counter. Might do that tonight. I pretty much us the same technique you describe and the same scope, which really makes me think the counter could be out. Already bought a new anchor from you so chain counting is the last step Quote Link to post Share on other sites
armchairadmiral 411 Posted January 25, 2017 Share Posted January 25, 2017 Geez KM ...is that how you Akldr's anchor ? Really. On the cruise this year saw boats (launches) doing the old down tide , downwind and let the whole lot go thing. This seemed to have lost favour over recent years but now back in vogue ? It's great entertainment and sometimes it works ! Must be good for business when it doesn't Quote Link to post Share on other sites
ex TL systems 63 Posted January 25, 2017 Share Posted January 25, 2017 I have been meaning to put a small float on say 6 mts of line to the head of my anchor, would be handy to know where the anchor is . check scope and swinging circle and may keep other boats from anchoring too close, multis often don,t lie the same way as monos . As well as being able to retrieve a snagged anchor. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
erice 732 Posted January 25, 2017 Share Posted January 25, 2017 good idea! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Kevin McCready 83 Posted January 25, 2017 Share Posted January 25, 2017 I've been meaning to rig an anchor marker too. I'll make it a RULE (/Joke). It would make crowded anchorages much easier and safer for everyone. Don't forget to put your name on the float. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Bogan 8 Posted January 25, 2017 Share Posted January 25, 2017 An anchor marker might seem a good idea, but you're just going to piss people off. Boats can anchor much closer than full scope circles would suggest without hitting. We've frequently had to wait for boats to swing out of the way when raising anchor, but never had any feeling that the boats would swing into contact. In the commodore's lounge at the squadron there's a photo of mansion house bay in the early 1900's, taken from the shore, with boats very close together. In discussing it with some more weathered folk their impression is that the wind tends to channel between boats at anchor and keep them apart. 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Kevin McCready 83 Posted January 25, 2017 Share Posted January 25, 2017 I hear what you're saying Bogan and can see that a small light boat might get away with a shorter scope. However the potential is definitely there for bumps and fouling of my marker if they anchor inside my scope. If they foul my marker they are that much closer to fouling my anchor. It happened to me a couple of years ago when someone anchored too close to me. Great big fat stupid launch it was. BTW how many people use an anchor alarm on the GPS? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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