[Rhodes22-list] anchor locker - dumb questions

[Leland]

Mike,

I store my primary anchor and rode in the lazarette, but I rarely anchor.  A
laundry basket under the cockpit seat sounds like the way to go.

I store my secondary anchor on the bow pulpit, detached from the chain rode.

I store my secondary rope and chain rode in the anchor locker with the open
air scoop.  We've had some major blowing rain but I've never found standing
water in the locker.  I assume the rope has sucked up what little moisture
gets in there and then it evaporates quickly.

Stan admits the anchor locker isn't his most practical design and recommends
an anchor/rode bag if you want to store everything on the bow.  It only
takes one time trying to jam your rode into the locker to figure out that
there's got to be a better way.

I don't know how much ventilation the air scoop creates, but I don't get the
mold and mildew problems that most of my friends get on their boats.  I
think the gap between the companionway door and the poptop slider helps a
lot.

Lee
1986 Rhodes22  At Ease
Kent Island, MD


Mike Cheung wrote:
> 
> Is the anchor locker drained?  I'm guessing it must be or the air scoop
> could drain water into the cabin.  
> 
> What does one do with the anchor chain if one uses the anchor locker to
> store the rode?  Is there any way to fasten the end of the rode (inside
> the anchor locker?) so the whole thing can't accidentally run out?
> 
> Guess I should have crawled around Stan's rental Rhodes while we were
> there earlier.  I was up there making sure our Montagues would fit there
> folded (that looks like a slam dunk).
> 
> Thanks!  Mike Cheung
> 
> 
> 

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