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

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, we find thatHold
Fast’s 8.73 mm wire diameter BBB chain

weighs 1.6 kilograms per meter (the formula

gives the approximate weight as 1.61 kg/m).

1 .6 kg/m× 30 m length =48 kg

Total weight of anchor and chain is then

110-pound chain plus 35-pound anchor equal

145 pounds. Half-inch nylon (from Table 23-12)

Chapter 24: Sizing the Anchor and Rode and Selecting Anchor-Handling Gear

Figure 24-2.

Diagram of

Maxwell Freedom

500 RC vertical

windlass

(Courtesy Maxwell

Marine)