[Rhodes22-list] Anchor rode spaghetti

[KUHN, LELAND]

If this pile-method works, which it seems like it should, I'm going to
feel awfully stupid for not thinking it up myself.

For coiling extension cords, I've always plugged the ends together
before winding it up.  It usually prevents tangles.  With extension
cords however, you need to use both ends. 

If you tie the bitter end of your rope rode to the connection of your
chain rode, you would need to unravel the entire thing on the cockpit
floor before you would untie it.  Doesn't seem very simple or practical.

Lee
1986 Rhodes22  At Ease
Kent Island, MD


-----Original Message-----
From: Jack Wyman [mailto:jackwyman at mindspring.com] 
Sent: Monday, June 23, 2008 3:40 PM
To: The Rhodes 22 Email List
Subject: Re: [Rhodes22-list] Anchor rode spaghetti

Yes, this is very similar to the way many glider operations store their 
200-foot tow ropes... just feed the rope (a.k.a. line) freely down into
a 
bucket. Next time it's needed, it comes out snag-free.

Jack Wyman
R-22 list reader



----- Original Message ----- 
From: "David Bradley" <dwbrad at gmail.com>
To: "The Rhodes 22 Email List" <rhodes22-list at rhodes22.org>
Sent: Monday, June 23, 2008 12:36 PM
Subject: Re: [Rhodes22-list] Anchor rode spaghetti


> I've had better luck just piling the rode into the crate.  The loops
> of a coil get tangled.
>
> Dave
>
>
> On Mon, Jun 23, 2008 at 8:25 AM, John Lock <jlock at relevantarts.com>
wrote:
>> Hi folks,
>>
>> I hope everyone got out an celebrated Sailstice 2008 this
>> weekend!  http://www.summersailstice.com/  Not a lot of wind to work
>> with down south, but we managed to get out and weave a course amongst
>> the pontoons and jet skis anyway.
>>
>> I have 150' of double-braid and 6' of chain for both my bow and stern
>> anchors.  The bow anchor rode is stored in a Rubbermaid container
>> under the cockpit seat.  The stern anchor rode is stored in the
>> lazarette.  After about half a dozen outings, these just turn into a
>> tangled heap and I waste too much time freeing the rodes to set an 
>> anchor.
>>
>> I've tried to take some care coiling the rodes so that they will pay
>> out cleanly, but so far I haven't found the right system to avoid
>> getting a tangle that escalates the more you try to free it.  So,
>> anybody got a good storage system for anchor rodes that doesn't
>> involve a windlass?
>>
>> Cheers!
>>
>> John Lock
>> ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
>> s/v Pandion - '79 Rhodes 22
>> Lake Sinclair, GA
>> ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
>>
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