Anchors

[Jizm]

4.5m Ribeye, recommended anchor weight?

Going to go for a 2kg Danforth, any other thoughts?

[willk]

Originally Posted by Jizm

4.5m Ribeye, recommended anchor weight?
.......any other thoughts?

'bout yea big:

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[Jizm]

don't think that will even fit on the deck...

[dougcrock]

ive had great success with the Fortress alum anchor i dont even use any chain

[jyasaki]

Sounds about right to me, at least for non-critical anchoring.

If you were planning on overnighting through heavy weather or something like that, I'd kick it up a size or so.

In either case, a decent amount of chain (somewhere around the length of the boat, depending on chain size), and about a 3:1 scope (line:depth) should keep you in place in just about any kind of normal conditions.

Danforth's aren't particularly reliable in hard mud or grassy bottoms, so if you have a lot of that around, you may want to get another style of hook...

jky

[BumbleAbout]

I agree - we use a 2kg Danforth and 5m of 8mm chain for lunch stops and have been very pleased with it in all weathers. Overnight overkill is a 6kg Delta with 5m of 10mm chain though.

[MustRib]

1 kilo weight in the anchor for every metre length of your boat.