Apr 6, 2008 · It allows the anchor to be pulled at an optimal angle and stay secrured as the chain sits along the bottom. This allows a shorter rode with results similar to a longer rode.

Dory anchor and float-marker: small version of iron ship anchor secures one end of baited trawl line to the bottom; the other end is attatched to floating numbered wooden barrel with flag.

Aug 9, 2020 · I use an 11 lb Lewmar Claw with umpteen or twenty-something feet of chain (how's that for precise?) and the rest nylon on my CD22. I anchored with that rig a few nights ago in …

Dec 3, 2024 · As Joe mentioned, the CD24 trawler is kind of a unicorn. The CD28 Cruiser is much more plentiful and can easily be single-handed. The wider side decks make going to the …

Cape Dory Trawlers & Long Range Cruising Yachts are designed, manufactured & marketed in conjunction with the award-winning yacht designer Patrick Bray. Several of the designs offered …

Feb 2, 2024 · Dories could carry several tubs of longline trawl that would be set away from the schooner. Each tub could carry as much as 1,800 feet of line with a hook every fathom, or six …

The famous double dory of the Banks fishery - and the size still raced on the waterfronts of Lunenburg and Gloucester - the Trawl dory can carry a one-ton payload and keep two men …

Apr 22, 2005 · I am interested in a new or gently used 25' C-Dory. I have an open bow Rinker 212 I/O. What are your impressions on the trawler. What culture shock would I...

Feb 10, 2025 · Whatever anchor you end up with, I would make sure to attach a line/bouy to the anchor when anchoring in rock. This will allow you to pull on the anchor from the opposite …