Anchoring equipment

Windlass: Barboten, clutch and brake

The windlass is a machine for raising or lowering the anchor chain and can be moved hydraulically, manually or the most common in recreational boats through an electric motor.

He barboten It is a piece that is attached to the drum and has some wrists in order to hook it. the chain links. The function of clutch is join the electric motor with the drum to transmit the rotation to the barboten and thus begin lifting or lowering. Generally, when anchoring, the chain is released and the windlass motor is disengaged so that the chain falls freely, and once it reaches the bottom, the Brake.

Anchor line: Parts of the anchor

mooring line

It is the amount of rope or chain necessary to carry out the anchoring maneuver. The minimum quantity must be five lengths and on boats from six meters in length they must carry at least a length of chain.

Joint Shackle 

The first link of the chain is attached to the anchor through a ring called arganeo.

Anchor Parts

Taking as reference a so-called admiralty anchor.

Plow Anchor, Danforth and Rezon

plow anchor

Also called CQR (Coastal Quick Relase), gets its name from its plow-like shape. Used for small boats, it is very suitable for sandy bottomss.

Danforth Anchor

It is made up of two large nails which rotate about 45 or around the shaft or shaft, which makes them easily stuck in sandy or muddy bottoms.

Grapnel

They consist of a central rod and four opposing hooks.

Tack, sail, drift, sink, lift, set sail, clear and free

Tack

This is what the action of climb the chain (anchor), especially when used mechanical means like the pinwheel.

Filar

The action of progressively lower the chain.

To the pendura

Release it and leave it hanging without touching bottom and ready to provide funds at the appropriate time.

down

It is called when the chain follows the vertical direction (perpendicular or almost perpendicular to the background), being the anchor skimming the bottom.

Weigh

The action of fully retract the anchor, that they are working.

Set sail

This is the name given to the moment when the anchor breaks away from the anchorage.

clear and free

This expression can be used to the voice that indicates that the anchor emerged clear to the surface.