Hello dai222
I also have a 232 cuddy we use her in the solent at Lymington. We have a fast stream flowing near Hurst castle. All I changed was the anchor chain length. Having a longer chain length allows for the anchor to still lie flat along the sea bed, rather than the anchor rope lifting up the very short chain which is supplied as standard. Having a shorter chain prevents the anchor working effectively. The anchor supplied by Rinker is perfectly good enough in mud, gravel and sand.
I would not waste money un-necessarily as a ten or twelve foot chain will do a much better job.
When you drop the anchor over, do you go in reverse laying out the line, after forty feet of line, tug the line at a low level to see if the anchor is snubbed. Then let out more line until you are happy. More line out helps the success of a snubbed anchor. If you don't let enough line out, the stream direction change can cause your anchor to lift and drag along the sea bed.
Have a good season ahead of you. Its a fantastic boat to own, we are in our third season with this boat, and have no reason to go any larger. She's very happy in a force 3/4.
Regards Neil
Boat name: Splash Out.
----- Original Message -----From: dai222To: Rinkerboats@...Sent: Sunday, June 22, 2008 8:52 PMSubject: [Rinkerboats] 232 AnchorHi all, I just joined you Rinker owners,I've bought a 2002 232 Captiva
Cuddy. I have a worry though with the anchor. Ilive in S.Wales wher we
have some very heavy tidal flows. I hink I need a "plough" or "Bruce"
type anchor, also I intend to fit a bow roller, which will just be
above the nav lights. Any experiance or suggestions.
thanks
dai222
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