PDQ OWNERS FORUM

I come from a Stiletto background, where the boat weighs 1400 pounds and you store your anchors (8-10 pounds with 4' of chain and 150' of 7/16" line) back from the bows, near the center of gravity. Now I have a PDQ 32 and don't know how to react to 200 pounds of ground tackle in the port bow alone. Surely, I can anchor with far less.

I understand the philosophy of having a 25 pound plow and enough chain to help it slowly vear with wind and current changes. I understand the nature of danforth-type anchors and their inability to reset. I routinely anchored my Stiletto with 2 fluke anchors set apart and have been through some horrendous squalls without budging.

Do PDQ owners try for lighter tackle, or is carrying 300-400 pounds of anchor and chain in the bows a normal thing? Even as a ratio to boat weight, this is more than I ever would have left in the bow of my Stiletto.

I carried only 60 ft of chain and 200 ft of rode on our 36. The chain helped eliminate wrapping the keels although the use of a kellet works also. I use the same on my 34. We use a 35 lb CQR.