[Public-list] Anchor Handling

[George Dinwiddie]

Typo:  I meant bow roller.  <new fingers, and I can't do a thing with
them.>

 - George

On Wed, Aug 25, 2004 at 12:06:39PM -0400, Mike Lehman wrote:
> George -
> 
> You don't have a bow pulpit????
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>              Mike Lehman
> ><((((?>?.???`?...?><((((?>
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> ----Original Message Follows----
> From: George Dinwiddie <gdinwiddie at alberg30.org>
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> Subject: Re: [Public-list] Anchor Handling
> Date: Wed, 25 Aug 2004 11:59:36 -0400
> 
> 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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