Anchor rope, salt water/ brine Replacement

[divco13]

Outfitting a 15 ft Tri-hall.

Water depth, no more then 20 ft deep. Inland Florida rivers some are brine.

Is the line listed below, good enough ? Using Anchor with a slide ring.

3 Strand Twisted Nylon White 3/8" 100'


Bob

 

[alldodge]

3 Strand Twisted Nylon White 3/8" 100'

That is a good choice, should have no issues. The sliding ring anchor should work well in a river (with current) and help with stubborn retrievals. Would not use one of those where there is no current.

 

[Scott Danforth]

my aft anchor is a slide ring on a 3-strand twist. my bow anchor is a danforth, 8' of stainless chain, and 300' of 3-strand twist. I do have 24' of boat vs your 15'

 

[GA_Boater]

Adding some chain between the anchor and line will help the anchor lay right to hold your boat with the river current. With brackish water, a good SS chain like Scott mentioned or if you use non-SS chain, watch for rust weakening it.

 

[fhhuber]

Really depends on the current you are anchoring in as to what strength anchor line you need and the composition of the bottom as to the style and weight of anchor. Generally 5X water depth is plenty for anchor line length.

Talk to people in the area about what anchors work best for your size boat. They know the bottom and current conditions. What works well for me in a mild current river with heavy clay bottom may be inadequate for you.

 

[divco13]

Thank all of you , for the information.

Our river system allows you to go from the Atlantic to the Gulf


Click on the link below. For the over head view of our inland water ways.

https://www.google.com/maps/@29.0641...!3m1!1e3?hl=en

A nice Quiet day among the, Mangrove lined water ways.

Again Thank all of for the help

Live in, New Smyrna Beach Fl

Bob

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[Ned L]

Yep,..... 3/8 is more than heavy enough line.
Galvanized chain is also 100% fine and costs less than S.S. A good couple of feet would be a very good idea.

 

[Texasmark]

I like nylon. Poly breaks. Nylon stretches and resists most everything....but it does sink and that's ok for an anchor line....for a ski rope I'll take poly hands down....it floats.

 

[Ned L]

Yep,.. I would never use Polypropylene for an anchor rhode. It doesn't stretch, is not particularly abrasion resistant and is subject to UV degradation. Any one of those three are reason enough.