Anchor locker capacity

[Bruce]

Will the anchor locker on a 2025 R27 outboard hold 300 ft of 5/8" 8 plait rope and 50' of 5/16" galvanized chain? Looks like it may be tight?
Thanks,
Bruce

 

[Submariner]

Will the anchor locker on a 2025 R27 outboard hold 300 ft of 5/8" 8 plait rope and 50' of 5/16" galvanized chain? Looks like it may be tight?
Thanks,
Bruce

Lemondrop is a 2019 R27-OB and has 100ft of chain with 230 ft of 8 plait rode and it fits.

I think you’d be ok with 300ft of 8 plait rode on 50’ of chain. It’ll probably be tight. It’s not a very big locker.

The boat comes with 200ft of 8 plait rode with 50’ of 5/16th chain.

 

[Bruce]

Martin,
Very interesting. I was under the impression from the literature that it came with 150/50. I just went out and measured it and you are correct. 200/50 but 3 strand rope? I guess they need to update their literature.
Thank you for your response. I very much appreciate your knowledge on all things tug.

 

[Cutwater28GG]

im curious your intended anchoring location?

 

[Bruce]

CutwaterGG,
I grew up on the Atlantic coast. Only anchored at depths requiring 300' a few times but it is always nice to have if you need it.

 

[Submariner]

CutwaterGG,
I grew up on the Atlantic coast. Only anchored at depths requiring 300' a few times but it is always nice to have if you need it.

Out here in the Pacific Northwest, I've been fine with the 50' of chain and 200' of rode. I've anchored in as deep as 95' with 18' tide swings. Most of the time I target 20-45' depths with up to 16 foot tide swings. The Rocna10 is way better than the Lewmar Claw that the boat comes with. Our anchorages are often soft or hard mud. I do highly recommend a bridle for overnight anchoring.

 

[Bruce]

Thank you Martin. We have decided to go with the factory 200' and the Rocna 10 based on all the reviews and research I have done. I do have a 300' auxiliary anchor line if ever needed.
Next upgrade will be Starlink.
Thanks again for your help and knowledge.
Bruce

 

[Kjbraman]

Lemondrop is a 2019 R27-OB and has 100ft of chain with 230 ft of 8 plait rode and it fits.

I think you’d be ok with 300ft of 8 plait rode on 50’ of chain. It’ll probably be tight. It’s not a very big locker.

The boat comes with 200ft of 8 plait rode with 50’ of 5/16th chain.

 

[Kjbraman]

Submariner,
Been browsing your previous posts and would like to know which chain we should purchase to add 50’ to our R27? I see that the factory provides 50’ of 5/16th but wasn’t sure what type of chain, where to buy, and how to connect it together?

Thanks for your info and feedback. We did purchase a lightly used Rocna 10 and plan to also buy the Mantus anchor guard.

 

[scross]

Submariner,
Been browsing your previous posts and would like to know which chain we should purchase to add 50’ to our R27? I see that the factory provides 50’ of 5/16th but wasn’t sure what type of chain, where to buy, and how to connect it together?

Thanks for your info and feedback. We did purchase a lightly used Rocna 10 and plan to also buy the Mantus anchor guard.

Unless you are going stainless, you want 5/16” Galvanized G4 (aka G40 or G43) chain. I use CMP Group G43 High Test windlass 5/16 inch chain which is a hot-dip galvanized, high-tensile carbon steel chain designed for marine anchoring systems. It is available in ISO short pitch (better for windlasses) or long-link configurations. These chains are fully proof-tested, calibrated, and embossed with "CMP G43”

for quality assurance.The G4 or G43 is stamped on every link.
But do be sure the chain you buy is sized to work in a windless. Some are not.
There are a number of on line vendors (Dark Horse Marine, Denver Rope, five-oceans to name a few) that can custom splice your rope selection to the chain. Several brick and mortar marine supply places can do the splice as well. Don’t forget to do something about the ropes bitter end.