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Thanks for all the ideas. This wreck is only 100ft long and that was when it was still afloat, it's also in deep water 265ft and it also has reef near it so it can be easy to miss it and get reef instead as we have found recently. I'm sure with all these ideas we should get it next time. Thanks again. At 04:09 6/11/96 EST, you wrote: >You might try bridle anchoring. two anchors at 45 to 75 degrees apart up >current of the wreck. > > ^ ^ > \ / > \ / > \ / > \ / > \ / > \ / W is the wreck > \ / > x x is where the boat is floating >at the end of two anchor lines > > W you can adjust the distance >left or right or forward and aft > by letting out or pulling >in on one or both lines. > you can drop a third >weighted > line from the stern of the boat >witch should be somewhat up >tide depending on how far back it will drift while its lowered. > this is how party fishing >boats anchor to fish wrecks or reefs > when they do not want to get their anchor stuck in wreckage > you set one anchor at a time >then feed out and retrieve slack > as you set the other . a marker bouy helps as a reference > point. If you are anchoring near coral reefs >or sharp wreckage have >to be careful not to chafe the line or damage the reef. > On a large boat you need a winch to retrieve >the line . the party fishing >boats up hear North Atlantic all have winches if they > wreck fish in the ocean. they have from 1200 to >2400 feet of anchor rhode for >each anchor. and use 65 to 120 lb danforth > type anchors with 15 feet or so of chain , but we have no > coral reefs( you may >need more chain) > on smaller boats and in shallower >water lighter anchors and less >line is needed. it takes some practice to > manage the two lines , there is a tendency to get the first > anchor line caught in the >propeller while maneuvering to set > the second anchor. A third and final line can be set and secured >to the wreck as a down line. I some times do this when carrying a diving >charter, if for some reason i can not anchor directly to the wreck. or >want to anchor with a longer scope with out having the divers make a >long swim to the wreck. >-- >Send mail for the `techdiver' mailing list to `techdiver@terra.net'. >Send subscription/archive requests to `techdiver-request@terra.net'. > >
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