[Public-List] Anchor roller and chock placement

[George Dinwiddie]

gregr at nethere.com wrote:
> My fore deck is extremly asymetric. It has one chock to starboard and none
> to port. A line led through the chock rubs against the vent cowl. it also
> has an interesting anchor roller that is chrome plated bronze, about twenty
> pounds, and can flip in board to rest on the deck. This all looks orignal.
> 
> First, is there a reason I shouldn't add some chocks just aft of the stem
> plate? Virtually every boat in the marina has them there. Or should I move
> the starboard one a little aft to clear the cowl and add a matching one to
> port?
> 
> Second, does that anchor roller work well? It looks like a line would just
> slip off...

Greg, I've never seen an arrangement such as you describe.  I doubt that 
it's original, unless it was a special order from the factory.

There's a number of bow rollers shown on 
http://alberg30.org/maintenance/DeckGear/  If you'd like to send me 
photos of yours, I could add them.

  - George


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