The Complete Book of Anchoring and Mooring

by Hinz, Earl R.

• ISBN13: 9780870335396
• ISBN10: 0870335391
• Edition: 2nd
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2001-06-01
• Publisher: Cornell Maritime Pr/Tidewater Pub

Summary

The Complete Book addresses anchoring systems, techniques, and permanent moorings for boats from twelve feet to eighty feet in length. It covers monohulls, multihulls, light displacement sail-boats, cruisers, sportfishers, passagemakers, and workboats. In short, it is for all recreational and working boats in this size range.

The book deals not only with anchor behavior, but also with the rode assembly, riding stoppers, and the human factors. What formerly was thought of as strength through size (heavy anchors and large rodes) has been refined to decrease weight, lighten loads on the boat, and reduce difficulty in handling.

The revised second edition introduces some new ground tackle components that will assure the ground tackle system retains compatible strength and performance. Two interesting rode design changes have been added: the use of galvanized High Test chain, which can relieve the weight in the bow of the boat and improve performance, and the use of direct rope-to-chain splices in a combination rode to replace the bulky and heavy anchor shackle j

Author Biography

Earl R. Hinz, a career aeronautical engineer and inveterate Pacific ocean sailor (over 40,000 miles logged), retired in 1975 to devote his time to sailing (his first cruise was a round trip to New Zealand) and writing about boats and boating. He became Technical Editor of Sea magazine following his return, pioneering instrumentation and techniques for evaluating the performance of power and sailboats. He personally conducted sea trials on 104 recreational boats. In 1979 he won the prestigious Boating Writer's International Award for a test program he conducted on boating equipment. In 1980 he started a monthly column on Pacific crusing for Sea; this column later became a bimonthly feature of Cruising World and ran for eleven years. His extensive freelance writing included regular columns in Multihulls and Latitude and Attitudes magazines with additional contributions to Pacific, Ocean Navigator, Passagemaker and Seaworthy. He authored seven books on boating. In 2001 he was awarded the Cruising World magazine medal "For Outstanding Contributions to Voyaging and Seamanship." Richard R. Rhodes is a graphic designer and technical artist retired from the University of Hawaii's Institute of Geophysics. An avid sailor himself, he was responsible for drawing the lines of the museum ship Falls of Clyde and for the design and specifications of the Hawaiian Koa racing canoe

Table of Contents

Acknowledgments	p. ix
Introduction	p. 3
The Jargon of Ground Tackle
Setting a Real Anchor to Windward
The Technology of Ground Tackle
Loads at Anchor	p. 15
American Boat and Yacht Council Ground Tackle Design Loads
Calculating Ground Tackle Loads
Current Drag Load
Surge Loading
Ground Tackle Local Calculations
Deck Gear for Anchors	p. 27
Stemhead Anchor Roller
Anchor Platforms
Bowsprit Anchor Stowage
The Catamaran Bow Roller
On-Deck Stowage
Hanging Lightweight Anchors
Anchor Wells
The Disassembled Anchor
Rode Stowage
Reel Rode Stowage
Coiled Rode Stowage
Chain Lockers
Anchor Chain Chute
Deck Pipes
Other Deck Gear
Bitts and Samson Posts
Deck Cleats
Deck Chain Stoppers
Hawsepipes
Anchor Davit
Anchor Windlass	p. 72
Capstan or Windlass?
Common Design Features of Anchor Windlasses
Manual Anchor Windlasses
Electric Anchor Windlasses
Hydraulic Anchor Windlasses
Care of the Windlass
Anchor Rodes	p. 96
The Need for Proper Scope
Anchor Chain
High Strength Chain
Anchor Chain Connecting Elements
The All-Chain Anchor Rode
Chain Riding Stoppers
Chain Markers
Care of the Chain Rode
Rope for the Anchor Rode
Rope Construction
The Chain Lead
Combination Rode Connections
Chafing Protection
Care of the Rope Rode
Anchor Options	p. 140
Burying Anchors
Hooking Anchors
Anchor Roll Stability
Testing for Holding Power
Care of the Anchor
Anchor and Rode Selection	p. 182
Nature of the Seabed
Choosing the Anchor Type
Selecting Working Anchor and Rode Size
Choosing a Stern Anchor
Choosing the Storm Anchor
The Art of Anchoring
Human Factors in Anchoring	p. 200
Crew Influence on Gear Selection
On Choosing an Anchorage
When Not to Anchor
Arm Signals for Anchoring
The Anchor Watch
Crew Safety in Anchoring
Technique of Anchoring	p. 217
Preparing to Anchor
Letting Go the Anchor
Catamaran Anchor Rode Attachment
Anchoring with Other Boats
Mooring with Anchors
Anchoring in Coral
Weighing Anchor
Retrieving the Coral Pick Anchor
Anchoring Tricks	p. 249
Ways to Stop Anchor Dragging
Setting Tandem Anchors
Rowing Out an Anchor
Kedging
The Buoyed-Anchor Rode
Anchoring on the Banks
Stern Anchoring
Side Bridle
Use of a Drogue in a Current
Beaching Multihulls
Roll Dampers
Breaking Out the Stubborn Anchor
Using an Anchor Chaser
Grappling for the Snag
Slipping the Anchor
Sliding Ring Anchors
Rights and Responsibilities	p. 269
Conflicts of Jurisdiction
Etiquette of Anchoring
Signals While Anchored
Storm Anchoring	p. 284
Cyclonic Storms
Dual Anchor Moor
Storm Mooring
A Tahiti Hurricane
The Cabo San Lucas Disaster
The Mechanics of Moorings
Permanent Moorings	p. 306
Mushroom Anchor Single Point Mooring
Screw Anchor Moorings
Multiple Anchor Single Point Mooring
Fore and Aft Buoyed Moorings
Fore and Aft Pile Moorings
Coral Seabed Mooring Design
Mooring Maintenance
Rights to Moorings
Splicing Rope to Chain	p. 329
Ground Tackle Sources	p. 331
Bibliography	p. 334
Index	p. 335
About the Author	p. 341
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