I have a Sea Ray 200 Sport and wondering about anchoring the boat. We have not had the boat out as we just bought it and its winter up here. Our previous boat was a 18.5" Ebbtide Catalina and we always had trouble staying put while anchored. We typically drop anchor and dive/swim off the boat and it never seemed to stay put.
Here is our anchor:
I'm guessing after doing some reading that the length of rope was the issue. We have 50' rope and usually anchor in 15-25' of water. So I'm guessing i need to purchase more rope as I have been reading 7:1 ratio is pretty standard.
But also wondering how important it is to have a chain between the anchor and rope as we currently only have the anchor tied to rope. How much chain would one need for the 200 Sport? Where do you guys store this, I know the Sport has an anchor locker in the bow but not sure it will hold the anchor, chain and 150' rope?
Here is our anchor:
I'm guessing after doing some reading that the length of rope was the issue. We have 50' rope and usually anchor in 15-25' of water. So I'm guessing i need to purchase more rope as I have been reading 7:1 ratio is pretty standard.
But also wondering how important it is to have a chain between the anchor and rope as we currently only have the anchor tied to rope. How much chain would one need for the 200 Sport? Where do you guys store this, I know the Sport has an anchor locker in the bow but not sure it will hold the anchor, chain and 150' rope?