Jo Anne:
We owned a custom built aft-cabin Flicka. Displacement was 6,000 lb, LOD 20’, LOA 27’ and the beam was 8’. The mast was 33’tall measured from the cabin top. Ground tackle was as follows:
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25 lb Original CQR
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125 ft 5/16" chain
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150 ft 1/2" rode (nylon 3-strand)
We used a nylon snubber to secure the chain with a taught-line hitch. The end of the snubber was secured to the boat by taking several turns on a bronze bollard followed by a half hitch.
The Flicka has a very high bow, unlike the FC 22. In 12 ft of water and winds gusting to 35 mph, we held fast by deploying about 100 ft of chain. If the winds were higher, we would deploy 125 ft of chain and 25 ft of rode. We never dragged because of the amount of chain deployed and the weight of the chain.
To recovered our anchor, the first mate would sit on the shuttle hatch and slowly pull the chain aboard. Once the boat started to move, pulling in the chain was relatively easy. To break the anchor out, we used a short piece of rope. The was tied to the anchor chain with a taught-line hitch, then several turns were taken around one of our mast winches. The Chesapeake has mud bottom and we were always able to win the anchor in this fashion.
The FC 22 is a great boat and I believe it sails better than a BCC. I had an opportunity to sail one and was impressed.
Rod
BCC IDUNA
P.S. Please post photos.