[Rhodes22-list] Anchoring in a 5 knot current

[Bill Effros]

Rummy,

I sail flat almost all the time.  My anchors are in a Rubbermaid 
container slid forward under the Port cockpit seat.  On my boat, the 
distance between the lip of the seat and the cockpit floor decreases as 
you move forward, so it is possible to put the containers under the seat 
only from the stern-most third of the cockpit.  I have my gas tank 
blocking that opening most of the time.  The anchor container has never 
slid across the cockpit floor, although I can reach my hand into it 
while it is under the seat and remove either anchor.  The line will pay 
out from under the seat.  I remove the gas tank and the anchor container 
to flake the rode after retrieving the anchor.  Then back it goes to its 
place.  BTW I use very light anchors.  Less than 3 lb.s each, no chain.  
Having them always nearby, and knowing they won't be a chore to 
retrieve, puts them in use far more often.

Bill Effros

R22RumRunner at aol.com wrote:
> Bill,
> I don't know how you sail, but I could never store anything under the  
> cockpit seat as heavy as an anchor. The only object I keep under the seats is a  
> small plastic container with my anchor line in it.....no chain. That slides  
> around enough as it is. I can't imagine trying to keep a three or five pound  
> anchor secured under my seats. You must sail flat most of the time.
>  
> Rummy
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