would this anchor rope be ok?

[fishinaddict]

I have a 24ft wellcraft sportsman. I have 300' of 5/8 anchor rope, and i am wanting to add 200' more rope. Would I be ok with 1/2" rope? The boat ways approx 6000 pounds loaded. The 1/2 rope I have seen has 7500lb breaking strength. I know thats enough for the boat, but is it enough when you add the rough water. I have no idea what kind of force that is, and if it would be enough to break the rope. Any advice would be appreciated.
Thanks

 

[boat1010]

Re: would this anchor rope be ok?

A lot depends on the anchor you use too. A lot of the anchors drag on the bottom. Some dig in. You need to get an anchor for the size boat you have.

 

[abj87]

Re: would this anchor rope be ok?

why do you need 500 feet of rode??? looking to anchor in 100 feet of water?

1/2 in will be fine aslong as it is not braided rope. We use 1/2 in on our 10000lb sailboat.

 

[fishinaddict]

Re: would this anchor rope be ok?

yes I will be anchoring in 100 to 200' of water. I figure 1/2 will be fine just wanted some opinions. The anchor I have is fit for my boat. Thanks

 

[Mischief Managed]

Re: would this anchor rope be ok?

Make sure it's nylon three-strand because it stretches a lot and takes shocks well. That's what I use on my 6000 lb boat. It's plenty strong enough.

 

[bowman316]

Re: would this anchor rope be ok?

i think the rule of thumb for rope size is an 1/8 inch for every 10 ft.

 

[Ned L]

Re: would this anchor rope be ok?

That's more than enought, if not overkill. Growing up, our family boat was 46ft & 27 Tons gross wgt. We had two anchor rodes, a 5/8" & a (believe it or not) 3/8" (200 feet of each). The advantage of the 3/8" is that it stretches and acts like a big rubber band, which transmits much less 'jerking' to the anchor. We had a 24lb Danfroth anchor on the 5/8" and a 35lb Danforth on the 3/8", and over the years spent a the night aboard through a couple of hurricanes with those.

... Oh yes, as has been said, use a three strand Nylon (for the stretch), not a low stretch Dacron or Spectra or something similar.