Dave Gerr - Boat Mechanical Systems Handbook-How to Design, Install, and Recognize Proper Systems in Boats

TABLE 23-6. GALVANIZED SCREW-PIN CHAIN OR “D”-SHACKLE SPECIFICATIONS Ins ide Ins ide Nom inal Nom inal W idth @ W idth @ Ins ide ...

PART SEVEN: ANCHORING SYSTEMS can corrode and fail, so some recommend the round pin, which uses a standard cotter pin to secure ...

Chapter 23: Anchor Rode TABLE 23-8. GALVANIZED JAW-EYE CHAIN SWIVEL Working Size Load Limit inches A B C N K P R Tons* (^1) / 4 ...

PART SEVEN: ANCHORING SYSTEMS One unusual and compact stainless swivel is the Ultra Swivel, available from Quickline USA. The sw ...

Chapter 23: Anchor Rode astern in heavy seas to aid in directional sta- bility underway: “trailing a warp.”) The Problem of Rope ...

PART SEVEN: ANCHORING SYSTEMS designed and inadequately fastened chocks out there. Figure 23-10, a closer view of the moor- ing ...

Chapter 23: Anchor Rode Formula 23-1. Sizing Mooring and Docking Cleats Bow mooring cleat size (in.)= 4. 5 + (0. 18 × WL, ft.) o ...

PART SEVEN: ANCHORING SYSTEMS All three methods give good results. The anchor bend (also called the fisherman’s bend) has proven ...

Chapter 23: Anchor Rode 200 to 300 feet (60 to 90 m) of rope simply fed into a locker, it is much better to store longer lengths ...

PART SEVEN: ANCHORING SYSTEMS deep-water anchoring capability! Between 40 and 85 feet (12 and 26 m) of chain are usu- ally insta ...

Sizing the Anchor Now that we’ve reviewed the basic anchor components, we can start selecting and siz- ing the anchor and rode. ...

PART SEVEN: ANCHORING SYSTEMS want to use a yachtsman anchor as the working anchor, use 1.5 times the bower anchor weight above. ...

working load limit (WLL) of the BBB and refer to the high-test chain table (Table 23-3) or the stainless chain table (Table 23-4 ...

Example: For Hold Fast,we would get 0. 2 +(36 lb. ÷185) = 0. 394 in. diameter or 5. 08 +(16.4 kg ÷ 3 .3) =10 mm diameter This is ...

(10 and 15 m) of^1 / 2 - inch (13.48 mm wire dia.) BBB chain leader. Checking Rode Specifications Against ABYC Standards We can ...

Selecting a Windlass Once you know what size anchor and rode you’re going to use, you are ready to select the proper windlass. I ...

formula gives the approximate weight as 1. 2 lb./ft.). 1 .1 lb./ft.× 100 feet length =110 pounds Or Or referring to Table 23-2, ...

is 6.3 pounds per 100 feet, so 200 feet is 12. 6 pounds. Total anchor and rode weight is 157.6, say 160 pounds, and 3× 160 pound ...

length, ft. or m =length from power source (usually battery) to equipment andback again allowable voltage drop =allowable drop i ...

PART SEVEN: ANCHORING SYSTEMS TABLE 24-3. WIRE GAUGES/WIRE SIZE—AWG AND METRIC Stranding/Wire Dia. Approximate per Strand Overal ...