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Post by pjl83 on Apr 26, 2009 12:42:39 GMT
Hello all. How do I go about deciding what size/type of anchor I need and rope and chain type/length. The boat will be around a 9ft wooden dinghy and I am only gonna be fishing close in around marinas and in bays. I will only be out in calm seas. I am unsure of depth of water. Also, what elses do you reccomend to use with the anchor to aid in the drooping/raising. All advice would be greatfully recieved as I have no idea where to begin in deciding.  Thanks pj  |
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Post by abuc4 on Apr 26, 2009 14:14:24 GMT
dont now if davey still got that fold up anker still. that will do u,
if only close in work i would say 60ft rope b fine as 4 chain 15ft imo
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Post by lighty on Apr 26, 2009 18:33:14 GMT
4mm - 6mm poly (stranded or multi) or multi nylon if you can afford it about 50yds long(or longer if you want spare in case of losses or damage)) a few yds of 3/8th chain and a standard fishermans hook about 4/5lb in weight would do you. If its muddy where you fish have some flutes welded on it.
Connect the chain to the anchor via a 1/4th shackle and chain to rope with the same size shackle, but it does depend on the weight of your boat and how many in it, but the above should suffice.
ps pays to take a spare anchor.
lighty
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Salar
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Post by Salar on Apr 27, 2009 13:27:36 GMT
A 9 foot dinghy is very light and won't be fishing in much of a tide run so you will need very little in the way of anchor and chain. However you can get it stuck and a 9 foot dinghy is not very stable if you start hauling up a stuck anchor. Have one that you can trip, and trip it with a cable tie. You do this by fixing the chain to the eye at the bottom end of the anchor, then leaving a link or two slack along the shank, and fixing the chain to the normal anchor ring with a cable tie. This meant if it gets snagged you can haul til the cable tie breaks and the anchor will free up and come out backwards. The smallest grapnel anchor you can get (about 1.5Kg) and two metres of 1/4" chain plus 3 times the depth of water and 8mm rope will be more than enough. (Thinner that 8mm will cut into your hands) Get polyester rope not polypropylene, polyester is more expensive but doesn't float and get tangled up in everything. Always pull up over the front, never the side or stern as that can end up swamping the boat if the current catches you.
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