[Public-list] Anchor Handling

[Gordon Laco]

Hi George - 

We ran our rope rode up through the ventilator until this year...it was kept
shackled to the jack lines on the deck so that we did not have to reach down
to find it all the time.  I put a deck pipe in so that we could put a screen
in the throat of the ventilator.

I did not want to put a large chain deck pipe in the deck, so in order to
get around needing one that big I used a Hasselfors fork/fork toggle to
marry the rope to the chain.  Mighty strong compared to a shackle and fits
wherever the chain does.

Gord







> I run my rode up the ventilator on the forward deck, as I believe many
> boats do.  My intention is to install a covered deckplate like
> http://www.sailnet.com/store/prodimage/large/abi1035br.jpg, but I
> wouldn't want to use one that required unscrewing.
> 
> Since I don't have a bow pulpit, I typically keep the primary anchor
> lashed to the foredeck when not racing.  It's a nuisance, but much
> better than hanging on the bow pulpit.
> 
> The spare anchors (lunch hook and plow) are in the cockpit locker.  I
> often find it easier to anchor by the stern, especially when
> singlehanding.  I'll either pull out the smaller danforth or carry the
> larger one back from the bow (around the shrouds).  After setting the
> hook while going forward, I'll move the rode up to the bow.
> 
> - George
> 
> On Wed, Aug 25, 2004 at 11:31:56AM -0400, Meinhold, Michael J wrote:
>> My current anchor system is not quite satisfactory. I have one Danforth in
>> chocks on the deck, and another lashed to the bow pulpit. This anchor
>> doesn't seem to interfere with the genoa at all, but there is some risk of a
>> sheet getting caught on it. I trust my own lashings to hold it down, but it
>> takes time to get them off and on. It also holds the anchor higher then I'd
>> like.
>> 
>>  The rode is in the anchor locker requiring the deckplate to be unscrewed
>> and the rode passed up from below. I plan to epoxy in a hook somewhere so
>> that the  end of the rode can be accessed from the deck only. However, this
>> still requires carrying a tool forward, and finding a place to put the
>> deckplate while it's off.
>> 
>>  My requirements are :
>>     safety - not carrying a heavy pointy object any farther then neccesary
>> on the deck.
>>     ease and speed of use - get the hook down fast when you need it.
>>     security - keep that heavy pointy object from jumping around
>> 
>> Anyone like to tell me their system and why it works?
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