Lon Stowell did pass the time by typing:
> Approximately 10/10/03 23:57, DougW uttered for posterity:
>
>> L.W. (ßill) ------ III did pass the time by typing:
>>> Me thinks you've never sailed lake Powel in a house boat and tried
>>> to anchor against a wind storm: http://www.----------.com/lakpowel.jpg
>>> Finding a place to wedge an anchor, is nearly impossible in that hard as
>>> cement sand stone. We failed every time.
>>
>> You need a sea-anchor.
>> Basically a large parachute looking device made of heavy canvas.
>> Works wonders at sea. It relies on the fact you can't drag a big
>> object through water without a hell of a lot of resistance.
>>
>
> Does it work on a river? Say the Colorado, where you are
> trying to anchor in just a temporary man made wide spot?

Probably, but only if you fill it with concrete. ;)

Tried a grapple anchor?
<http://www.suncorstainless.com/cgi-b...g8001-00.htx&d
isplayNumber=25>

Only problem is Grapnels are not very strong.

The closest lake to me is Draper. I've swam across it and the best anchor
is a cement filled coffee can... They never took down the old trees when
making the lake so anchors getting stuck is common.

--
DougW

 

Lon Stowell did pass the time by typing:
> Approximately 10/10/03 23:57, DougW uttered for posterity:
>
>> L.W. (ßill) ------ III did pass the time by typing:
>>> Me thinks you've never sailed lake Powel in a house boat and tried
>>> to anchor against a wind storm: http://www.----------.com/lakpowel.jpg
>>> Finding a place to wedge an anchor, is nearly impossible in that hard as
>>> cement sand stone. We failed every time.
>>
>> You need a sea-anchor.
>> Basically a large parachute looking device made of heavy canvas.
>> Works wonders at sea. It relies on the fact you can't drag a big
>> object through water without a hell of a lot of resistance.
>>
>
> Does it work on a river? Say the Colorado, where you are
> trying to anchor in just a temporary man made wide spot?

Probably, but only if you fill it with concrete. ;)

Tried a grapple anchor?
<http://www.suncorstainless.com/cgi-b...g8001-00.htx&d
isplayNumber=25>

Only problem is Grapnels are not very strong.

The closest lake to me is Draper. I've swam across it and the best anchor
is a cement filled coffee can... They never took down the old trees when
making the lake so anchors getting stuck is common.

--
DougW

 

Lon Stowell did pass the time by typing:
> Approximately 10/10/03 23:57, DougW uttered for posterity:
>
>> L.W. (ßill) ------ III did pass the time by typing:
>>> Me thinks you've never sailed lake Powel in a house boat and tried
>>> to anchor against a wind storm: http://www.----------.com/lakpowel.jpg
>>> Finding a place to wedge an anchor, is nearly impossible in that hard as
>>> cement sand stone. We failed every time.
>>
>> You need a sea-anchor.
>> Basically a large parachute looking device made of heavy canvas.
>> Works wonders at sea. It relies on the fact you can't drag a big
>> object through water without a hell of a lot of resistance.
>>
>
> Does it work on a river? Say the Colorado, where you are
> trying to anchor in just a temporary man made wide spot?

Probably, but only if you fill it with concrete. ;)

Tried a grapple anchor?
<http://www.suncorstainless.com/cgi-b...g8001-00.htx&d
isplayNumber=25>

Only problem is Grapnels are not very strong.

The closest lake to me is Draper. I've swam across it and the best anchor
is a cement filled coffee can... They never took down the old trees when
making the lake so anchors getting stuck is common.

--
DougW

 

Hi John,
Seventy miles an hour is no exaggeration, something like that blew
us out of our canyon, at about three o'clock in the morning, in a pitch
black night. I think we did drop a sea anchor as we tried to wake up and
start the engines. Pure panic! And it had bent the variable dig type
anchor straight making it uses. We used it as an excuse as to why we
bent one of the props and they bought it.
God Bless America, ßill O|||||||O
mailto:-------------------- http://www.----------.com/

John Davies wrote:
>
> A sea anchor only slows your drift and keeps the bow headed into the
> wind. It does nothing to keep you in one spot. Sea anchors are for the
> wide-open sea - not lakes.
>
> Try one in a 70 mph gale on Lake Powell and it will merely take 5
> minutes longer to hit the opposite shore. And some of the slot
> canyons are barely wide enough for a boat to squeeze into - no room
> for anchoring of any sort - you need to look for trees instead, and
> there aren't many of those....
>
> John Davies
> Spokane WA USA

 

Hi John,
Seventy miles an hour is no exaggeration, something like that blew
us out of our canyon, at about three o'clock in the morning, in a pitch
black night. I think we did drop a sea anchor as we tried to wake up and
start the engines. Pure panic! And it had bent the variable dig type
anchor straight making it uses. We used it as an excuse as to why we
bent one of the props and they bought it.
God Bless America, ßill O|||||||O
mailto:-------------------- http://www.----------.com/

John Davies wrote:
>
> A sea anchor only slows your drift and keeps the bow headed into the
> wind. It does nothing to keep you in one spot. Sea anchors are for the
> wide-open sea - not lakes.
>
> Try one in a 70 mph gale on Lake Powell and it will merely take 5
> minutes longer to hit the opposite shore. And some of the slot
> canyons are barely wide enough for a boat to squeeze into - no room
> for anchoring of any sort - you need to look for trees instead, and
> there aren't many of those....
>
> John Davies
> Spokane WA USA

 

Hi John,
Seventy miles an hour is no exaggeration, something like that blew
us out of our canyon, at about three o'clock in the morning, in a pitch
black night. I think we did drop a sea anchor as we tried to wake up and
start the engines. Pure panic! And it had bent the variable dig type
anchor straight making it uses. We used it as an excuse as to why we
bent one of the props and they bought it.
God Bless America, ßill O|||||||O
mailto:-------------------- http://www.----------.com/

John Davies wrote:
>
> A sea anchor only slows your drift and keeps the bow headed into the
> wind. It does nothing to keep you in one spot. Sea anchors are for the
> wide-open sea - not lakes.
>
> Try one in a 70 mph gale on Lake Powell and it will merely take 5
> minutes longer to hit the opposite shore. And some of the slot
> canyons are barely wide enough for a boat to squeeze into - no room
> for anchoring of any sort - you need to look for trees instead, and
> there aren't many of those....
>
> John Davies
> Spokane WA USA