I am an anchor and line noob....

[Scott Danforth]

Re: I am an anchor and line noob....

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Throwing anchor in an Islander seemss like a lot of work. I presume I take the anchor out through the forward hatch and attach the line to the chain?
I have seen an Islander with a power windlass and although it looked kind of funny the owner though it was the best thing he ever added to the boat.

yes, hauling an anchor up thru the hatch will be a pain. here is what I did on my Rogue - I added a larger deck pipe for my chain and line to go into the anchor line well, then I added anchor chocks to the deck just forward of the hatch. now I just have to pop my head up, and toss the anchor over the side.

 

[Thalasso]

Re: I am an anchor and line noob....

What "tinny"? A Starcraft Islander 221 is a 22' fiberglass boat (with a cuddy, I believe).



I know that. I said it was around 600 lbs (give or take, depending on load) floating. That's the remaining bouyant weight of the boat, after the displacement of the water. That is why a single person can easily push around a floating object while it is in the water, because the remaining bouyance of a given object is nowhere near as heavy as the object on land. My boat is 22,000 lbs. Why can I move it around by hand? Because it's only 1,200+ lbs floating. That's the pull on the anchor line at any given time (not including wakes, waves, or other 'shock' load). This is why I said that the tensile strength of the 3/8" twisted rope should be more than sufficient to hold his boat in place.

Starcraft Islander is aluminum. I used to have one I think if you aren't sure of what the boat is i wouldn't make suggestions

 

[Thalasso]

Re: I am an anchor and line noob....

My boat is aluminum so its a "tinny"
I am going to start over. The only good thing to come of this mess is that I have two nice pieces of chain. Good thing I never bought those 10 foot dock lines.
I need 100+ of twisted rope. I am going to keep the anchor. It never hurts to have a spare and I'd like to try it out.

If i remember right i stored the anchor under one of the rear seats.Eventually you will get the hang of dropping the anchor over the side and walking up the gunnell and securing the line. No need to go through the hatch. When you get ready to leave all you do is motor forward and grab the line and pull anchor from the side of the boat.Lay the line down along the deck You don't even have to go forward. Did you get the outboard with a bracket or the i/o. Mine was a i/o and the engine cover took up alot of room. Did you ever find a cover that you were looking for? I remember when you first came on about the boat,just because i remember it being an Islander.Good luck with your purchase. You will really like it. Easy to trailer,easy on fuel. Little rough riding in rough water but you will learn when to go out and not.I used mine on Lake Erie and the ST Lawrance out of Mallory town (Canada)

 

[ricohman]

Re: I am an anchor and line noob....

I got the i/o. The outboard looked nice but as a GM mechanic I sure like that 4.3.
I have a cover I bought here on iboats. I am going to bring her home this week and unwrap her for the first time.
I am trying to get all the gear together as the first launch will be soon, I hope!

 

[jdlough]

Re: I am an anchor and line noob....

I know that. I said it was around 600 lbs (give or take, depending on load) floating. That's the remaining bouyant weight of the boat, after the displacement of the water. That is why a single person can easily push around a floating object while it is in the water, because the remaining bouyance of a given object is nowhere near as heavy as the object on land. My boat is 22,000 lbs. Why can I move it around by hand? Because it's only 1,200+ lbs floating. That's the pull on the anchor line at any given time (not including wakes, waves, or other 'shock' load)...

I'm not following this. The weight of the water a boat displaces is exactly equal to the weight of the boat.

What is "remaining bouyant weight"?

 

[Fireman431]

Re: I am an anchor and line noob....

Starcraft Islander is aluminum. I used to have one I think if you aren't sure of what the boat is i wouldn't make suggestions

My bad. I looked online at pics of the boat and I assumed that it was fiberglass. Thanks for the correction.