[Public-list] Anchor Handling

[Gordon Laco]

HI George - 

I will send you the pics when we return.

Cheers - Gord








> Thanks, Gord.
> 
> When not shackled to the anchor, I generally loop the rode around the
> back of the ventilator and drop the end back in.
> 
> When you get back, I'd like it if you could take a photo of your bow
> roller and send it to me.  I'd still like to set one up for my 25pound
> CQR, but I don't want something big sticking out from the bow.
> 
> I'll look for those toggles.  A quick google didn't turn them up (just
> rigging components).  Do you sell those?  Maybe a photo of those would
> be good, too.
> 
> - George
> 
> On Wed, Aug 25, 2004 at 12:00:36PM -0400, Gordon Laco wrote:
>> 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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