Question: How do boats no wen there anchor hits the sea bed?

(Posted by: on 2009-08-11 14:10:23)

Posted by: The Ghost on 2009-08-11, 14:14:39

The rope / chain goes limp

Posted by: crazylozfan on 2009-08-11, 14:14:31

Because the boat stops that's when they know

Posted by: Rachel. on 2009-08-11, 14:14:48

The anchor stops going down and there is a little bump and the boat stops.

Posted by: hitman47 on 2009-08-11, 14:15:35

They have wooden brains the rope gets limp

Posted by: Jeff 01 on 2009-08-11, 14:24:47

Reverberation effect back up the anchor line, then they stop/ drift about in that area.

Posted by: jtexas on 2009-08-11, 14:28:41

I never really know when my anchor hits bottom...it's not really relevant. I decide how much rode to deploy based on depth and bottom composition as reported by the sonar.

Posted by: Colanth on 2009-08-11, 14:35:37

It's not when the anchor hits, it's when it digs in. then you know because the tension on the line and the angle of the line change. (Then you back off enough to get a good bite and tie the line off.) If the ship's not moving very fast, it takes experience to know it happened, otherwise it takes one time, and you'll know what it feels and looks like.

Posted by: walter chaos on 2009-08-11, 15:56:24

Ya no wen da acor rop dono mo pa ut -- da rop ga slak -- n da bot no muv.......... get a long rope

Posted by: seven7bays on 2009-08-11, 16:08:05

It will call you on yer cell fone.

Posted by: ricsudukai on 2009-08-11, 18:29:51

I know how deep it is - I let that out and reverse down wind/ current to stop piling of the chain, I let out the rode I want, somewhere between 3 and 10 to 1 depending on relevant local factors and then I set the pick. My boat only knows if the skipper has gentle hands, and reacts accordingly. I never let my boats make decisions or take charge.

Posted by: Enery VIII on 2009-08-12, 12:15:08

Boats don't know anything. Skippers calculate how much slack they need from the depth of the water and any tide.