[Rhodes22-list] Vexed on Ventilation

[Chris Cowie]

I removed the rode locker for mote storage space in the v berth and  
also use the mesh bag stored in the lazaret.  I single hand and find  
deployment from the cockpit works great.

Chris Cowie
Cowie Associates PC


On Jul 3, 2010, at 11:31 PM, "Mary Lou Troy" <mtroy at atlanticbb.net>  
wrote:

> At 03:10 PM 7/3/2010, you wrote:
> >Mary Lou, where do you keep your anchor rode?
>
> We have never liked the R22 rode storage. Some people use it
> effectively. We didn't want to be trying to get all that wet rode
> through the cowl vent into the rode tray in the v-berth. Often on the
> Chesapeake it's smelly or muddy wet rode. Instead we used a mesh
> anchor rode bag and put the anchor and the rode (neatly flaked) into
> the bag. It gets stored in the lazarette and walked forward when
> needed. It can be deployed from the cockpit in an emergency (and the
> walked forward). It works well because we always sail double handed.
>
> The mesh bag is made for rode storage and has handles for carrying
> and a grommet for you to thread the bitter end through. To keep
> spaghetti to a minimum we have the last 150 ft of rode bundled in 50
> foot bundles corralled with velcro ties. It's all nicely flaked so
> that it can be ready if we are anchoring in a deep spot or have to
> let out more scope in a blow. Here's a picture and description of a
> bag similar to ours: http://www.owenmills.com/mar_anchor_rode_bag.php
>
> I'd rather have a real rode locker with the anchor on the bow but
> this has worked for us for more than 10 years.
>
> Best,
> Mary Lou
> 1991 R22 Fretless
>
>
>
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