Re: Heavy anchor for canoe?

Wm Watt wrote:
> donquijote1954 wrote:
> > Howdy!
> >
> > I'm considering a heavy anchor (perhaps 6.5 lbs or heavier) such that
> > if --for example-- my partner gets tired in heavy wind I can have the
> > canoe stay put while she rests. Or if I must abandon the flooded canoe
> > and swim, I can come back and retrieve it at the same spot the next
> > day.
> >
> > What do I need?
> >
> > Thanks!
>
> I'd suggest trying a gallon plastic jug full of sand, cement, scrap
> metal, or anything heavy.
> The plastic won't scratch up the bottom of the boat.
> Tie a line to the handle on the jug.
> In my neighbourhood we have plastic recyling so you can find plastic
> jugs at the curb on garbage day. Cheap to replace when necessary.
> In pre-plastic times we used a gallon paint can full of cement on a 16
> foot fi****ng boat.

Recycling is always a good idea! :)
>
> Boating books say to put out 5-6 times a smuch line as depth, ie in 6
> ft of water put out 30 ft of anchor line. That's partly to get the
> spokes on patented anchors to dig in but also to put some spring in the
> line to reduce anchor drag.

So I got a 100' rope, which seemed to me twice as long as necessary,
should I cut at 50'?

By the way, DO I NEED A CHAIN???