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Tests and comparisons of anchors part 2 |
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Tests and comparisons of anchors part 2 p 1 Practical Cruising Will my anchor hold - Part 2 mv anchor hold? Prof John H Knox continues his series of tests. Having identified anchors which roll out, he now turns his attention taftow well they a... |
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Tests and comparisons of anchors part 2 p 2 1 Practical Cruising Will my anchor hold? - Part 2 IN CASE YOU MISSED PART 1 THE FIRST TEST Hold versus scope The story so far... . We all know mat the hold of an anchor reduces as the scope decrease... |
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Tests and comparisons of anchors part 2 p 3 SCOPE S/D AND ANGLE AT ANCHOR, 1 0 (S/D = 1/ SINO) Angle, 0, at Anchor 0° 2° 3° 5° 7° 9° 11° 14° 20° 24° 30° Scope, S/D infinite 30 20 12 CO 6 5 4 3 TA 2 Basically, what this all comes down to is sco... |
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Tests and comparisons of anchors part 2 p 4 Practical cruising Will my anchor hold? - Part 2 precise, that under the peak loading it'll drag or plough at three centimetres per second, which could be regarded as a maximum for safety. For this s... |
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Tests and comparisons of anchors part 2 p 5 sand whenever the wind is above about Force 6, and, more significantly, when the wind is up at Force 8. Of course, the ploughing won't generally be continuous, as the force on an anchor cable fluctua... |
