attaching anchor rode to a cement block at depth?? how to?

[sterlingMarineService]

A guy called about a cement block in front of his property where the buoy got lost...

he wants to add new rode to the system?

in the past I have just spliced on some poly pro...

what would be the best way? chain the poly, or all chain or all poly?

thanks for the help!!

 

[*dave*]

I'd call a marine services shop and ask them.

 

[Tom Winters]

Part chain on a small ball off the block so you can always find it when you seasonally maintain the rode. I never liked concrete that much for a weight like this. Nothing beats a huge mushroom anchor worked into the bottom or a nice bunch of steam-cleaned engine blocks chained together.

 

[fdog]

It's been a while; IIRC our permanent mooring used a scope of 1:1. The nylon was about 6' less than the depth, and the remainder was chain, so that the only thing on the bottom was chain.

Splice the line to the chain, then, hop in and shackle the chain to the eye in the concrete (make sure you safety-wire the shackle pin).

..at least, this is how we did it on the boat I grew up on...




All the best, James

 

[sterlingMarineService]

THANKS! I have gotten a lot of feedback from people around here...the block is only in twenty feet of water so i think the best bet is all chain just so th owner doesnt have to worry about the line breaking and so i dont have liability... im thinking 5/8 chain 2-1 scope for a 27 foot express cruiser...

i sen them the bid and am hoping they call me when i sent the bid it even scared me but it was all the stuff to make to system....