Anchor warps, what do you use

[tropicrows]

I am changing my Anchor warp, currently have Polyamide (nylon) 14 mm. Way to heavy for my tub and it's pretty old as well.
So what does everyone use.

[Chimo]

12 mm silver, easy on the hands and good on the retriver ring when used as well.

Chimo

[davez104]

I use 8mm nylon on my 17' Haines. It was rated stronger than 12mm silver and I can fit more rope on board. Handles really well too.

Cheers,
Dave.

[ozscott]

Nylon is the superior of the 2 and I use it, but its a fair bit dearer. I changed to it because its better with the gypsy.

Cheers

[tropicrows]

Dave, Hows the 8 mm nylon on your hands.

[Chimo]

Ozscott

I dont have a gypsy, wife wont let me have other females!
And I like the soft feel of the silver 12 mm on the hands esp after they get wet and less resistant to hard rope.

C

[Noelm]

I have a Bro in law that was a rigger, and he showed my some Nylon/Poly/who knows rope that is very stretchy, so I use that as it takes some of the jerk away from the Anchor (I also use a shock ring) used to use normal old slippery poly rope, lasts forever, but is very slippery to grip.

[davez104]

I find the 8mm pretty good on my hands, but I don't ever have to pull any weight in with it. I use a bouy to raise the anchor.

Cheers,
Dave.

[FNQCairns]

I forget doesn't Nylon float? I can remember using it years ago and have the memory of it floating and being stretchy, floating can mean more chance of hooking a part of the boat without noticing like while asleep during a wind or tide direction change and stretchy is dangerous when pulling a problem anchor with the boat.

Silver rope is a good allrounder IMO

cheers fnq

[Oscar]

If you use Nylon when anchoring at Tipplers on South Straddy, it's be cut off by boats going by - using rope that floats is bad news - there you need a long line out to hold in the mud, which increases the chance of a boat hitting the line unless it's sunk. Oscar.