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This pretty well sums up my situation. My wife and I definitely want to head north (Desolation Sound, the Broughtons, etc...post pandemic) when we’ve gained more experience anchoring. Our anchor locker can probably handle about 200 feet of 1/4 inch chain (about 150 pounds) and 100 feet of 1/2...

Thank you. It’s about 30 feet from the hawseholes to the props. But the first 4 feet of bridle goes from the center cleat to the hawseholes. So I should be okay. I’ll check all the dimensions just to be on the safe side.

More good points to consider. Thanks! I will add some weight to the bow of my boat and see what the effect is before adding more chain. My windlass seems to handle the 30’ of chain I currently have with no problem.

Between this thread and the Swivel thread I’ve gotten quite an anchor rode education. Thankfully, further online reading has revealed that G4, G40, and G43 all refer to the same grade of chain...clearing up a lot of confusion for me. The more I read, and listen to opinions here, there appears...

Thanks Ted. The anchor bridle I made from 1/2” is about 30’ overall in length. With the last 6’ re-braided as RGANO has suggested it sounds like I should be fine even if I tie off the bridle directly to the chain.

Thanks Rich! It is great to hear from an experienced boater with a similar sized boat. I’m going to try to figure out how much chain I can fit in my locker. I’m assuming less than the 270’ of 3 strand in there now.

Yes, we have a windlass. I think I might stick with the 30 feet of chain for our anchoring learning stage. Then I might be a good idea to have a longer chain, maybe 75 to 100 feet. Right now our anchor outweighs our chain. (I’m assuming this isn’t an issue.) I’m going to use RGANO’s idea...

We recently enclosed the cockpit with canvas and some cleverly designed windows. This surely increases our sail area while doubling our living area. But we are so low to the water compared to most of the boats on this forum I doubt windage is too much of a problem. The boat was delivered to...

My boat is a bit of an outlier on this forum. Here are some particulars: Power: 2 300hp Mercury outboards Length: 35 feet tip of the bow pulpit to back of the tipped down engines Weight: 11,675 pounds (5.8 tons, 5.3 metric tons) fully loaded with fuel, water, provisions, etc... Hull type...

So if you don’t use a swivel what is the proper setup? Just a single shackle? Two shackles?

We love to have friends like you. While we are kayaking, hiking or biking ashore, and chasing wildlife and scenery with a camera you are catching fresh fish and crab for dinner. And believe me, we are happy to appreciate the effort you expend!

Thanks! This is very helpful. I’ll do the same.

How do you finish the braid at the bitter end? Do you whip the end? Or finish it some other way so it doesn’t unravel?

I have constructed an anchor bridle. Two arms of the bridle attach to the center cleat behind the windlass and extend out a hawsehole on each side of the boat. I spliced the two arms together at 16 feet, leaving an additional twelve feet to the bitter end. I’ll use a rolling hitch to attach...

We are pescatarians, but eat mostly vegetarian. We buy mercury tested tuna in foil packets, which keep well. Black beans are also really versatile, either canned or dried. You can also get ready to heat rice in serving sized packets. We make bowls with black beans, rice, grated cheese...

I thought about identifying the fuel dock and have decided not to. I’ve not been overly impressed by any fuel dock I’ve visited. What I wanted to do with my post was to let folks know anything can happen at a fuel dock if you aren’t very attentive. If I’m at a fuel dock with my wife we will...

The problem was the voltmeter. I installed the replacement from Blue Sea Systems and it indicates the correct voltage.

I read an article about a year ago that mentioned the staggering number of fiberglass boats nearing “retirement.” It mentioned that at some point government might step in and require a fee for each new boat produced to cover the costs of disposal. In the meantime, marinas and waterfront...

The grandfather did offer to help clean our boat. But in my mental state at the time I figured that dad and grand dad had their hands full trying to keep one 6 year old in line. And I just didn’t trust them. The whole incident taught me that I’m going to run the show filling the boat and...

Both dad and grand dad apologized. They were mortified. I think they knew just how dangerous the situation was. And dad made the kid apologize. I’m hoping dad learned a lesson.

Absorbent pads? Check. Everyone off the boat? Check. All boat power off? Check. Protective gloves? Check. Covid mask? Check. Monitor fuel delivery? Check. Watch for children running around? Oh crap...I guess so... Dad on the small boat had his fuel hose stretched over his boat to the...

I was kneeling on the dock at the side of my boat filling it with gas. My wife was standing at the pump reading off 10 gallon intervals. A smaller runabout boat was behind us also filling with gas, but dad was on the boat filling with his small daughter standing in the bow. Grandfather was on...

I’m interested in this question too.

Welcome to the Trawler Forum! Ha ha! Hang in there with us. Some of us are crotchety, some under a lot of stress running businesses in a pandemic, some misinterpret things, some won’t mesh with your style. But this is a very knowledgeable group. You will figure out who to pay attention to...

We struggled forever trying to figure out a boat name. Many of our choices were so popular that we didn’t want to be confused with others. As newbie boaters we also wanted something easy to say, easily understood, and something that wouldn’t be confused with a nautical term, sea state, compass...