Proper anchor

[Pikey Dave]

Originally Posted by Chris Caton

ah. but will the 2kg still be cute

He could always tie a pink ribbon round it to "cute it up"

[Chris Caton]

Originally Posted by Pikey Dave

He could always tie a pink ribbon round it to "cute it up"

hmmmmm ....... maybe pink anchor rope would do the trick

[PeterM]

Originally Posted by Chris Caton

ah. but will the 2kg still be cute

That is the most important point of any small anchor :-)

[chris.moody]

So Peter, if buying again for the sr4 would you get the 1kg or 2kg?

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Tigga - Avon SR4 Rescue with 40hp Yamaha 2 stroke

[Chris Caton]

Originally Posted by PeterM

That is the most important point of any small anchor :-)

Originally Posted by chris.moody

So Peter, if buying again for the sr4 would you get the 1kg or 2kg?

well, after reading this thread, my mind is made up, im gonna buy a 2kg for the Revenger to use as a secondary anchor on favourite trips to Pilots Cove and Ty Coch pub at Porthdinllaen, and a 1kg n 2kg for the SR4, should do the trick nicley

[PeterM]

Originally Posted by chris.moody

So Peter, if buying again for the sr4 would you get the 1kg or 2kg?

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Tigga - Avon SR4 Rescue with 40hp Yamaha 2 stroke

Was just a case of which would fit in the hatch for me !

If I could have got a 2kg to fit I'd have had that. The bigger the better I think - but think anything more than 7.5kg for a RIb ( unless its a 10m beast) would hold in nearly all sensible situations you could get.

I am wondering now what the RNLI atlantics use ?..they hang off them in some proper surf when needed and dont have too much of an issue.

[Nick Hearne]

Originally Posted by Chris Caton

well, after reading this thread, my mind is made up, im gonna buy a 2kg for the Revenger to use as a secondary anchor on favourite trips to Pilots Cove and Ty Coch pub at Porthdinllaen, and a 1kg n 2kg for the SR4, should do the trick nicley

That's what I have on my Ribeye a 5 and 2Kg + a 2 and 1kg for the SR4

[Chris Caton]

Originally Posted by Nick Hearne

That's what I have on my Ribeye a 5 and 2Kg + a 2 and 1kg for the SR4

great minds eh

[chris.moody]

2kg bruce ordered, also 8m of 6mm chain and 30 m of 8mm anchor warp. That should hold a sr4 pretty well

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Tigga - Avon SR4 Rescue with 40hp Yamaha 2 stroke

[Chris Caton]

Originally Posted by chris.moody

2kg bruce ordered, also 8m of 6mm chain and 30 m of 8mm anchor warp. That should hold a sr4 pretty well

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Tigga - Avon SR4 Rescue with 40hp Yamaha 2 stroke

sounds good to me

[Chris Caton]

1 x 1kg & 2 x 2kg ordered

[Ian_st]

Have a "cooper" anchor from the jetski which I need to try on the rib.... It's about a kilo .... In plastic!

[ShinyShoe]

Originally Posted by Trimix

Oh, flags - I suppose I need one of those as well dont I ?

Actually do you not need 3?

• A Red Ensign (assuming you have decided to flag it as a British Boat which I think was your plan).
• A Courtesy Flag for the country you are visiting (does Corisca have its own flag).
• A Diver Down Flag?

[Jeff]

Originally Posted by ShinyShoe

Actually do you not need 3?

• A Red Ensign (assuming you have decided to flag it as a British Boat which I think was your plan).
• A Courtesy Flag for the country you are visiting (does Corisca have its own flag).
• A Diver Down Flag?

and the Europeans seem to acknowledge these :

[Festinghouse]

theyre used in the US a lot. i believe they are accepted here, but i carry an 'alpha' flag for when im supporting divers.

[Jeff]

Yes, as opposed to the A-Flag,,,, we all use over here

then again, when in 'Rome', there's always the belt and braces approach

[Ovey]

I'm now a little confused after reading this thread! Having just purchased a second hand Ribeye 600 with what looks to be a 3-4kg grapnel anchor with around 4m of chain as the supplied anchor, I'd like to use that as a spare and purchase a reliable main....

Would a 4.5Kg Danforth style with 6m of 8mm chain hold in most (relatively sheltered) situations? Or do I need the 7Kg one?

[Chris Caton]

I think it very much depends on what you want to use the rib for and what sort of conditions you are likely to be out in, but you probably need to be looking for something a bit bigger, suppose it also depends what will fit in the anchor locker. I like the leaded rope rather than a chain, maybe not as good as chain but to my mind is much better than dragging chain over the tubes

good luck with whatever you choose

[ShinyShoe]

Danforth will be better than the grapnel.

Will let others comment on weight. But I think Trimix's boat is a lot bigger than yours.

Danforths work well in mud/sand but a bit less predictable in rock or even weed.

[wiLlfish]

Originally Posted by Jeff

there's always the belt and braces approach

De internashunul rools faw de prevenshun ov ribnobburs collidin att see sez de a flagg shud bee rijjid

Yorrs luks a bitt limmp

Rool 27 sez it shud av a ard onn