Înșurubarea bărcii noastre în sol (instalarea unei ancore de ancorare Helix) | Sailing Soulianis – Ep. 117

41 thoughts on “Înșurubarea bărcii noastre în sol (instalarea unei ancore de ancorare Helix) | Sailing Soulianis – Ep. 117”

1. So bloody boring,no one cares about moorings..it's meant to be a sailing channel ffs.

2. We are in Traverse City, mi and grew up sailing around Charlevoix, what area are you in Michigan, maybe we will bump into you.

3. Should of used a water pump & a pvc pole.
   That's how we sink pilings.
   The ground sand will get soft 8-10' .
   Soft enough to stick a telephone pole down in it.
   When you pull the PVC pole out the ground hardens in seconds

4. You could benefit from adding 100' feet of heavy chain between the anchor and the boat's anchor rope. This will provide additional resistance and act as a shock absorber for heavy beating seas. This would not eliminate the need to place a shock absorber at the boat.
   You also chose anchor sizing above the "recommended" size. This is smart. Your area of the world can get some nasty storms.
   BTW, I didn't think you had a chance screwing the mechanism in by hand. You must be a beast. Haha.
   Good job.

5. We have a 44' motor vessel which we regularly beach on a sandbar located in the Mississippi river. For that we have taken that style of helical anchor, heated it up and bent it to 90 degrees about 2/3 of the way up the pole. This provides the leverage necessary to put the anchor in and out without the extra pole. We use two of these, and from the video I'd guess they're the next size down from your smaller anchor. One anchor goes upstream to the beach, the other goes downstream to the beach, and the anchor rode comes to the aft of the vessel and holds it against the sand bar. The holding power of these anchors is insane and I'm not worried even a little about your situation here. In ~30 years we've only had one incident where an anchor pulled out, and it was in a storm that registered a brief but staggering 65-knot straight-line gust that caught the tall motor yacht directly on the beam; and even then I'm convinced we only pulled out because the area had been recently dredged and the sand wasn't as tightly packed as normal.

6. Was there any kind of permitting required there for adding a new mooring? Glad it turned out well for you guys. Interesting video.

7. Thanks a lot for this hard underwater work testimony. Are there any regulations to comply with to set up such a mooring? Will you have to pay something to use it? Here in France things are much more complicated …

8. Lake Charlevoix, Mi (East Jordan)?

9. I swear I saw you guys getting on Interstate 81 Southbound in Tully NY last Wednesday. Little podunk town. 15 miles south of Syracuse NY. Seemed a weird spot for you to be. Spitting image of Chip and your new boat if not.

10. So very clever using that screw in mooring anchor! Can we assume this will only be used during the “summer season” when you will be sailing the most?

11. I can't be the only one being like "Wait, I can just drop my own mooring somewhere?!"

12. Why is this even called a sailing channel anymore???? It is pretty much a hobby for them!!!

13. Another glorious video! Stellar production quality, as usual. …So, are you 'allowed' to just put up a mooring ball anywhere? Just that lake or in most bodies of water? **ponders dropping my own mooring ball in San Diego bay **

14. Auger anchors are great. Used them in the Florida keys for storms. Best anchor ever for shallows. Good workout too.

15. That was a fun little video! I had the interesting experience of setting a couple of those in about 35’ of water. Took an 80cu/ft scuba tank from 3000 psi to 500 psi in 12 minutes, and there was two of us setting each screw

16. Can you just drop a mooring in a lake where you like or do you need a permit or something?

17. You could extend that with a piece of pipe with a hole and a bolt in it on each end. That would let you sink it as far as you need to hit solid ground. Pipe could also be used the same way to be able to put it in the ground from the boat, standing on the boat twisting the pipe sticking out of the water. At that point you could also borrow someones gas engine handheld post hole auger an shoot the thing in the ground in seconds. I would let you barrow mine but its a bit far of a drive. lol

18. No cameo for Renata?

19. Hard to say from the video how deep the water is right there, but having installed no less than 10 of these types of mooring anchors in the past I can tell you the best method. Build a wooden stand with 4×4 corners supported on the diagonals with 2x4s and a plywood top and a small hole in the middle of the plywood.
    Turn it upside down and it generally should float (if not, assist with Styrofoam or life jackets). When you get to your location, turn it right-side up and it will sink down to the lakebed. It's okay if your platform is slightly under the waters surface, just make sure when you stand on it, you are no more than knee deep in the water while on the platform.
    Drop your anchor down through the hole in the middle and have two people stand on top of the platform. Because your anchor doesn't reach the surface, you create one pipe with a "J" welded on the end of it. Insert this into the eye of your anchor and then attach your horizontal leverage pipe at the top. Walk in circles until the eye of your anchor is almost flush with the lakebed. The "J" pipe is best to be expandable, and the best way to do that is with threaded rod sections.

    Making this comment 50% through the video, so I'm sure you eventually got it done, but just in case you ever have to do it again, this is the way. Edit: I see you got it screwed in with little to no problems. If there were any clay or hard packed ground, it would have been impossible to screw it in while swimming or even with a dive belt on.

    Edit: Looking forward to the next video to see what your ground tackle setup looks like. I do have concerns with there being two anchors in the ground. My mooring, (even with the swivels, etc) gets fouled up sometimes on its own anchor eye. So with any other anchor eye in the ground within reach of the chain drag, it will 100% get fouled up on another eye protruding from the floor. I like the idea of a backup, but I wouldn't want my chain wrapping around a solid point in the bed and removing the ability of the chain to rise up and sink down while reducing potential shock loads (which is why you have extra chain in the first place).
    I'm certainly not a know it all, and I know you both have put a lot of thought into this, but I'm just mentioning some points purely as devils advocate.
    Thanks for the videos. I always look forward to them coming out.

20. 1st good wind storm and that boat is on the beach. Hook the powerboat up to your mooring eye and pull. Better to find out now.

21. I hope those moorings work out for you. Interesting to see the different types. It must also be great to have your boat on your own land.

22. Just a silly thought could you tamp the ground around the anchor.? Maybe solid the hold

23. Thanks for sharing this I learned alot

24. Progress and in the right direction.

25. Moral to this story. Don't buy fixers. Buy ready to go.

26. I used one of those in my backyard for my dog. It took him roughly 15 minutes to tear it out of the ground. My dog is a beagle. Good luck.

27. I think you're the only utube show
    Doing the great Lakes!!!
    Which should really take off
    Your next journey has begun
    My hat is off to the both of you
    Since watching you way back when you looking to buy your first boat.
    As always Great Show
    Denny from Minnesota

28. I did a very similar thing with a small (1400lbs) monohull in a lake in MN. We were only there for 10 days, but I wanted something better than an anchor. I had 2 sand screws – same concept, but only about 3' long with a much smaller auger. I also used a secondary pair of dog leash screws, the kind you can get a Walmart that only go in about a foot. These I tied to the bigger screws hoping to keep them from winding out. The bottom was pretty soft sand, but I also needed a pretty big lever arm to wind them all the way in. I also used about 20' of chain on each and set them at an angle to each other so the load would be shared.

    I was in about 5' of water and did not have the cool underwater breather gizmo – very handy! We had a massive storm of over 60mph (and from the wrong direction) one night, and I was worried that it might all come undone. When I dove on it the next day, the sand screws were pulled at a angle, but had not come out. The tri has a LOT more windage area than a mono, but is relatively light for it's length. It's going to bob and yank on the screw, which is why I think a length of pretty heavy chain would help act as a shock absorber. Maybe that's in next week's video already!

29. Sorry, Concrete isn't 30% water. The weight of concrete in water is reduced by the weight of the water it displaces.

30. One local YC has a deal with a nearby commuter railroad. When they change the wheels and axle, which are all one piece, the YC gets the axle set for scrap value. The cut off one wheel, or put a ring on it, and drop the other wheel into the mud, just like one damn heavy mushroom anchor. No failures after hundreds of the have been used. Just damned heavy to lift! And once they settle in, they don't pull out.

31. Uh, I would never trust such new Methods, especially on such ground. Hope really you can sleep at night.

32. Remove the small screw anchor. Get a large(?) concrete anchor block and connect it with about 25' of chain ahead (into the prevailing wind). Off the drop and in the silt is fine. Connect your mooting ball here. Strong waves will have to lift the weight before pulling on the screw anchor.

33. This is the classic example of overthinking something. Totally overthinking every aspect. I did like the video though.

34. For what 1 data point is worth: I have my 16 catamaran on a 4 foot helix mooring, in mud. It went in pretty easily, but no issues in 3 years with pulling out. Of course, not having that fancy rig for breathing, I had to wait for low tide and walk out and screw it in.

35. Why are you not using your fins when screwing in the achors?

36. Hi from Petoskey! Love following you guys! We have been following for years! Keep up the good work. If you ever see RedSky out there in Lake Michigan, wave to us!

37. The worst part of Sailing Soulianis? Being caught up so you can't binge-watch 10 episodes a night. First world problems!

38. Absolutely amazing. I never knew how that was accomplished. You guys are great as always! Thanks…

39. The "what could go wrong" face at 7:16…we've all been there.

40. Nice job. It is exciting riding along with you 3.

41. I sail Lake Michigan out of Muskegon. Will be following you.

    My nephew is near Suttons Bay with a house on the bay. He wants to get a small sailboat and might establish a mooring at his home. I'll share your vid with him.

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