[Rhodes22-list] anchor locker - dumb questions - reply to Mike C.

[Steven Alm]

The standard Rhodes anchor tray vs. Rummy's basket in the cockpit.  Easy
answer--both.

Slim

On Sun, Jun 29, 2008 at 9:11 PM, Rick Lange <SloopBlueHeron at isp.com> wrote:

>
>
>
> Mike,
> Use the anchor rode tray as intended.  Hauling rode and
> chain from the cockpit is a good way to lose it overboard.
> I only
> use the vent to dry out a wet rode.  A solid cap works better.  Unless you
> have small hands available, a thin nylon line attached to an eye in the
> cap can pull the bitter end of the rode out first to tie onto the bow
> cleat.  Then with another nylon line, pull out the last chain link to
> attach to the anchor.  Finally, pull out the rest of the rode and the
> chain on top.  Put it back in reverse order.
> Minimum fuss, nothing
> overboard in rough seas and more storage under your cockpit
> seats.
> As for a Nicro vent, put a solar powered one aft of the solar
> collector.  It keeps the humidity down in the cabin.
> Rick
> >
> Just the angles of the vent. It pays to turn the "horn" aft :-)
> The Nicro
> > will do a better job then "horn (the way the
> baffles work inside the
> > Nicro)
> >
> > -mjm
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> >
> From:
> rhodes22-list-bounces at rhodes22.org
> >
> [mailto:rhodes22-list-bounces at rhodes22.org] On Behalf Of Mike Cheung
> > Sent: Saturday, June 28, 2008 11:10 PM
> > To:
> rhodes22-list at rhodes22.org
> > Subject: Re: [Rhodes22-list] anchor
> locker - dumb questions - reply to
> > Mike
> > C.
> >
> >
> > I get the picture about the effectivenes of
> the anchor tray set up, but
> > does
> > the anchor tray
> serve to "waterproof" the forward ventilation? If not,
> > what
> > keeps water from entering through the forward vent,
> Nicro or otherwise?
> >
> > HMC
> >
> >
> >
> > MichaelMeltzer wrote:
> >>
> >>
> Install the vent and "forgetaboutit" the anchor locker, a
> Rubbermaid in
> >> the
> >> cockpit works much
> better... it a known fact the anchor tray just does
> >> not
> >> work well.
> >>
> >> -mjm
> >>
>
> >>
> >
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