Chene anchor

[dmax2]

I think the one I bought is to small. It is for 16' to 25'. My boat is 22'. Any help is appreciated. Thanks, Dave

[MarbleEyeMack]

Anchoring in the river or Lake?
How deep of water?
How long is Anchor rope?
These are pertinent questions. Do you have a 6 to 10' length of chain on the anchor? It helps anchor to hook in. And a 3 to 1 ratio for length of rope to depth of water. Bigger anchor, you can go slightly smaller ratio. Smaller Anchor, go with bigger (4 to 1) ratio. It does help. It may be tough to anchor in the river if the anchor is too much too small.
This effect of scope, or the ratio between the amount of anchor rope you let out and the water's depth, is an important concept to understand when anchoring, the more scope (that is, the more chain you let out), the more chain you have out between your bareboat and the boat anchor, the flatter the pull is on the anchor will be, and your anchor remains firmly dug-in on the bottom, which means better holding power.

Too little scope is dangerous - A short scope will tend to lift the stock of the anchor and cause it to break out of the bottom In fact that's exactly how a boat anchor is retrieved, you reduce the scope by pulling in the anchor to make it break out.

To tell how many feet or meters of rope you have out, bare boat charter companies often paint or attach plastic markers into the boat anchor chain at set 5 to 10 metre intervals... check this at your bareboat briefing.

[dmax2]

Sorry I did not mention all that info, I was more confused on the size it was. I think I have it set now. Chain will be used. Thanks for all the help. Any more help will still be helpful. Thanks, Dave