Anchor Rope Length

[metlhead]

Good grief Charlie Brown! Set the guy up for failure with all this anchor rope math. It's a sled in a river. No chains. No scope. Get 50' of 3/4" easy grab, tie on the anchor, move out smartly and never look back. Make another setup for deep water, Columbia river, hurricanes, or Russian invade.

[ridgefire]

Thanks guys. Seems like 50' should be plenty for the rivers around here.

[bear]

Thanks guys. Seems like 50' should be plenty for the rivers around here.

Yep

[7mmfan]

Good grief Charlie Brown! Set the guy up for failure with all this anchor rope math. It's a sled in a river. No chains. No scope. Get 50' of 3/4" easy grab, tie on the anchor, move out smartly and never look back. Make another setup for deep water, Columbia river, hurricanes, or Russian invade.

  

[Magnum_Willys]

Good grief Charlie Brown! Set the guy up for failure with all this anchor rope math. It's a sled in a river. No chains. No scope. Get 50' of 3/4" easy grab, tie on the anchor, move out smartly and never look back. Make another setup for deep water, Columbia river, hurricanes, or Russian invade.

Don’t use this below Bonneville or you will be swimming…….  50 ft rope in ft water with tide or current could pull you under. 

[metlhead]

Fairly certain that is what I just said. Also believe the Skykomish is a bit far from the lower Columbia for any length of rope to reach😀

[spin05]

Coast guard says 7:1 ratio .  Everything ive read says 3:1 is fine.  I got 300Ft for the Columbia river. Just in case i end of in a 70ft hole

[ASHQUACK]

Lots of good info given here so far.
I have a 20' supervee and on my Columbia anchor I have 300' I do anchor is as deep as 70' with a strong current and have only popped off a few times. On my river/rock/can  anchor I have 100' and in really strong current it sometimes isn't enough, but those places just aren't meant to be anchored in. The only other thing I will add is do not tie a knot in the end of the anchor line.