Anchor rope

[Jus Cruisin]

Boy am I glad I brought up the question. I'll just go to the boat tomorrow and find out what windlass I have and go from there. Thanks for all y'alls help.

 

[Blueone]

Boy am I glad I brought up the question. I'll just go to the boat tomorrow and find out what windlass I have and go from there. Thanks for all y'alls help.

I’m confused didn’t @Angus ask the question….. where was your question?

 

[Scott215]

So would 100 ft be enough for around Cape cod

 

[Lazy Daze]

So would 100 ft be enough for around Cape cod

It all depends on the depth of where you anchor and the conditions. Anywhere from a 3:1 to a 7:1 scope. Be prepared with more than you anticipate.

 

[Skybolt]

So would 100 ft be enough for around Cape cod

At a minimum, plan for a 5:1 rode length for the area your in. So that would mean 100' of rode would = ~20' deep water.

 

[my3sons]

390 DA anchor rope size? I just got a bucket from West Marine of 9/16 rope and 5/16 chain and I'm second guessing myself. Should I have 5/8? Will the 9/16 work with the windlass? I'm all confused.... As usual.

When I replaced the rope/chain rode on my 360 I called Imtra to buy a 5/8” / 5/16” rode to replace what was on the boat.
They told me to buy the 9/16” / 5/16” rode because the Progress 1 windlass would handle the chain splice better. They were right.
You’re good.

 

[Soulshine]

I just went through this. Mine had 5/8” line and 5/16” chain. My windlass excepts 5/8” or 9/16” line, so I decided to go with 9/16” and braided the 3 strand nylon line to the chain. I added a Mantus S2 swivel. I had never braided the line before but like @Soulshine stated YouTube is your friend. IMO it came out perfectly.View attachment 142066The windlass will for sure dictate the size needed.

Way to go!

The funny thing about splicing for me is that when I was 12 years old I could do it like a pro. Now I find it confusing, but I get by with the rare practice I get.

I'll be doing mine in April and hope to produce a smoother and tighter splice than the last one that I did for my stern rode. That one's been through hell for 10 years.

The flawless splices I see in the braided line make me queasy just looking at them.