You all can talk this to death but I can think of any number of things I'd rather take up weight and space on my boat then a kellet. In this day and age of spade anchors and power windlasses just get the proper road set up, an "over sized" anchor of the proper design, a good snubber/ chain hook and sleep tight. A kellet just adds an unnecessary complication. And unless it's of a very cumbersome weight doesn't any good in a real blow any way as studies have shown. In a real blow the rode goes bar tight and proper shock abortion becomes of utmost importance. And that does not come from using a kellet.  About all they are good for is keeping rodes from tangling the rare case you use two anchors. And you don't need a very heavy one to do that. Or to perhaps minimize swinging radius. Which is even questionable. And again not often needed. Bill 

Kellets, multiple snubbers, Bahamian anchor, stern anchors and tandem anchors are all extra stuff to deploy and later untangle, really complicate the whole process and delay us unnecessarily. We use one big anchor and 55' of chain, which is always deployed, along with whatever additional 5/8" nylon to give us sufficient scope and sleep. We just secure it to the Sampson post and don't need a snubber. Every time I've deployed two anchors it has been a hassle. Capt Jeff on Adirondack On Sat, Feb 23, 2013 at 3:27 PM, A H FOSTER <capt.bill11@verizon.net> wrote: > > You all can talk this to death but I can think of any number of things I'd > rather take up weight and space on my boat then a kellet. In this day and > age of spade anchors and power windlasses just get the proper road set up, > an "over sized" anchor of the proper design, a good snubber/ chain hook and > sleep tight. A kellet just adds an unnecessary complication. And unless > it's of a very cumbersome weight doesn't any good in a real blow any way as > studies have shown. In a real blow the rode goes bar tight and proper shock > abortion becomes of utmost importance. And that does not come from using a > kellet. > > > About all they are good for is keeping rodes from tangling the rare case > you use two anchors. And you don't need a very heavy one to do that. Or to > perhaps minimize swinging radius. Which is even questionable. And again not > often needed. > > Bill > _______________________________________________ > http://lists.trawlering.com/mailman/listinfo/trawlers_lists.trawlering.com > > To unsubscribe or modify your subscription options (get password, change > email address, etc) go to: > http://lists.trawlering.com/mailman/listinfo/trawlers_lists.trawlering.com > Trawlers & Trawlering and T&T are trademarks of Water World > Productions. Unauthorized use is prohibited. > -- Messinginboats.com is a way for folks to join us virtually as we cruise through the Bahamas and back up the coast to Lake Champlain on "Adirondack."

On Sun, Feb 24, 2013 at 5:47 AM, Tamaroak <tamaroak@gmail.com> wrote: > ...We use one big anchor and 55' of chain, which is always deployed, along > with whatever additional 5/8" > nylon to give us sufficient scope and sleep. We just secure it to the > Sampson post and don't need a snubber. Jeff, Your nylon rode is your snubber. You only need a snubber for an all-chain rode. I'm jealous...enjoy the Bahamas! Thanks, Bob __________________________ Robert Calhoun Smith, Jr.* * *M/V MARY KATHRYN* Hatteras 58 LRC Annapolis, Maryland