[Rhodes22-list] Docking and anchor lines

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Most excellent post Mary Lou.  The only thing I would add is to make sure the anchor rode is three-strand nylon as it stretches a bit under load and will act as a shock absorber.  Not as important for dock lines, but you may want to consider snubbers.

Bill W.
s/v Fina Lee

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Length of docklines depends on the configuration of where you will be tying up. If you tie up to a floating dock vs a fixed dock with cleats or to all pilings like in our current marina, your needs will be different. If you are putting your boat in a marina, check out what other people use. If you are just getting them for cruising , you'll need a greater variety.

In our current slip we use, I think, 2  25ft lines for the stern and a 25 ft and a very long custom line for the bow because one of the pilings we tie up to is some distance away.

In our bucket of lines that we use while cruising, we have some 20 footers, some 25 footers and some 30 footers. We've accumulated them over time and used them all at one time or another. I think most of the lines are 3/8. Too small and they are hard on your hands, too big and they crowd the cleats on the boat.

As far as anchor rode and chain, there are some good articles about the kind and size of chain. I don't remember those details. West Advisor has one
(http://www.westmarine.com/WestAdvisor/Selecting-An-Anchor-Rode)
We've had up to 15 ft. or chain on our Danforth anchor but it became to heavy for me to cart around the boats so we now use a Fortress anchor and their recommended 6 ft. of chain. For the Chesapeake you don't really need to worry about sharp things on the bottom.

We also have a spare Danforth anchor. I believe one of them has has 200 ft of rode and the other has 250. I believe the rodes are both 3/8" line. 
We've rarely anchored in 25 feet of water on the Bay so that seems sufficient. There have been a few time when we've been anchored in  20 ft and I've let out extra scope in a blow so I've been grateful for the extra length. I installed those plastic anchor rode markers on both rodes so I always know how much I have out. I rarely use more that 70 or 80 ft as we usually are anchored in less than 10 ft.

Best,
Mary Lou
1991 R22 Fretless
recycled 1998
Rock Hall, MD



At 02:12 PM 4/20/2015, you wrote:
>Hi,      Getting ready to launch and thought 
>I’d get your thoughts on size and length of dock lines and chain/line 
>for the anchor.  Be sailing in the Potomac River and Chesapeake Bay.  
>Thanks, Bob Allen, Fairfax, VA 
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