[Public-List] Length of anchor roller

[Gordon Laco]

Thanks George!

That set up I have aboard SURPRISE is immensley strong - there are five 1/4"
bolts tapped into the bow casting.  When the line and snap on the crown of
the 25lb CQR in the pic are hauled taut there is no movement whatsoever.

Gord



> Gordon Laco wrote:
>> We carry a 25 pounder CQR on a roller that extends only a few inches. I will
>> send you pics off line.
> 
> Gord, we've got a couple pictures of your setup on
> http://alberg30.org/maintenance/disorganized/bowroller/GordLaco/
> 
> Jonathan, I've not gotten the round tuit to mount my bowroller, yet, but
> we did some holding things in place a couple years ago.  If the roller
> is kept low, it doesn't need to extend out very far.  Discovering this
> made me abandon ideas of a wooden platform.  Having a weight hanging
> well in front of the boat is not what I want.  See
> http://alberg30.org/maintenance/disorganized/bowroller/ for a number of
> different ideas and a little discussion.
> 
> - George


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