Anchor release and setup

[fshnfnatic]

Ya,I keep tellin' him to put a few more horses on the back. When him and I go fishing in it,it takes a bit to get up on plane,and goes about 20 mph tops. What size is your main,if you don't mind me asking?

 

[jaymasta]

60hp on mine, it'll go 55-58 km/h fully loaded up with 2 tanks of gas 2 ppl all fishing gear, cooler etc, if I am alone with the boat bare bones and I trim the motor up and its flat calm it'll go over 65km/h but starts to porpoise and gets extremely uncomfortable and dangerous quickly. I think its a perfect sized engine for this boat power/fuel consumption/weight. I just wish it had power trim and tilt, that is the most annoying thing about this motor.

Ya,I keep tellin' him to put a few more horses on the back. When him and I go fishing in it,it takes a bit to get up on plane,and goes about 20 mph tops. What size is your main,if you don't mind me asking?

 

[jaymasta]

Back on topic, my chain weighs more then my anchor, 11lbs of chain with a 6lb danforth, 10lb navy. Many people have suggested I get more chain, was this suggestion just for retrieval purposes or is more length/weight needed for anchoring?

 

[Barnacle Bill]

More chain works a lot better for helping your anchor to dig in.

Ask Spring Fever how much chain he uses. ...........BB

 

[Aces]

You should use chain equal or longer than the length of your boat