Anchor Line Thickness
Ok I am going to go buy a new anchor line today and I need to figure out how thick of a line I will need to buy. The West Marine site has 3/8" with a breaking strnght of 4400 lbs. My guess is that will be fine my boat weight is normaly 4200 lbs. The 1/2 line has a breaking strength of 7500 lbs but is double the price. What do you guys suggest?
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Success is the ability to go from one failure to another with no loss of enthusiasm.
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Hmm, I never think about the breaking strength of any anchor lines I buy. I consider the length. My anchor lines may have the correct strength but the way I see it is if it is that weather is severe enough to snap anchor lines then I shouldn’t be out on the water anyway.
All that rambling probably didn’t help you one bit huh?
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I've always used the 3/8th, I have no real wind or super heavy wake issues in the areas that we anchor."I want to know God's thoughts, the rest are just details"Comment
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By the way Coach where do you attach your rear anchor lines on your RZ2? The cleat, pylon, transom rings or transom handle?Comment
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3/8 line is what I us. Unless your drive your boat over a dam and toss the anchor like a grappling hook, I don't think you would ever break a line.Mikes Liquid Audio: Knowledge Experience Customer Service you can trust-KICKER WetSounds ACME props FlyHigh Custom Ballast Clarion LiquidLumens LEDs Roswell Wave Deflector And MoreComment
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Transom Rings, what a pain it is explaining to anyone who is trying to find them.Originally posted by Matt Garcia View PostSuccess is the ability to go from one failure to another with no loss of enthusiasm.
Winston ChurchillComment
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Originally posted by chpthril View Post
What Chpthril said...... You will never see that kind of weight on your anchor line.Put your hand on a hot stove for a minute, and it seems like an hour. Sit with a pretty girl for an hour, and it seems like a minute. THAT'S relativity. Albert EinsteinComment
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I am with chpthrl, unless you are suspending the boat from the dam, your anchor will never have more than 100 pounds of pressure on it, unless you plan on taking off while the anchor is still down, in that situation, I probably prefer to break the anchor line.Be excellent to one another.Comment
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i use 3/8 as well. your not gonna see that weight on a line, no way, no how, unless you try to suspend your boat from it.Originally posted by G-MONEYComment
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use a 3/8 for both my anchors.Comment
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Where are the transom rings on the RZ2?Everything happens for a reason
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under the platformOriginally posted by CP3 View Post
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YesOriginally posted by chpthril View Postunder the platformSuccess is the ability to go from one failure to another with no loss of enthusiasm.
Winston ChurchillComment
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that sounds like a PITAOriginally posted by G-MONEYComment
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3/8 for front and back.Comment
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