[Rhodes22-list] Deploying And Retrieving Anchor from Coc

[Rick Lange]

James,

You're still going overboard when a wave rocks you.

Regards,

Rick Lange


On Mon, Oct 21, 2019 at 6:44 PM James Nichols via Rhodes22-list <
rhodes22-list at rhodes22.org> wrote:

> I could see this working fairly well if the tail of the rode was run back
> to the cockpit along the same route as the head sail line.  Run it to a
> cleat along the side of the cockpit.
> The tag could be used to pull the anchor back to the cockpit once it has
> broken free of the bottom.
> The only issue I see is that you are more likely to bang the anchor on the
> side of the hull than you are on the bow.
> James
>
> Sent from Yahoo Mail on Android
>
>   On Mon, Oct 21, 2019 at 5:07 PM, Rick Lange<sloopblueheron at gmail.com>
> wrote:   No, you can.
>
> Rick Lange
>
> On Sun, Oct 20, 2019, 8:46 PM Charles Nieman <blue66corvette at hotmail.com>
> wrote:
>
> > Is this a “don’t ask me how I know” thing???
> >
> > Sent from my iPhone
> >
> > Charles
> >
> > > On Oct 20, 2019, at 2:37 PM, Rick Lange <sloopblueheron at gmail.com>
> > wrote:
> > >
> > > When you pull up the anchor from anywhere but the bow, regardless of
> > where
> > > the bitter end of the rode is attached, you will swing the boat abeam
> of
> > > the waves.  This is an all too common cause of swamping and even
> > capsizing
> > > the boat.
> > >
> > > If you raise or lower the anchor from anywhere other than the security
> of
> > > sitting in the bow pulpit, you risk being pulled overboard.
> > >
> > > Regards,
> > >
> > > Rick Lange
> > >
> > >
> > > On Sat, Oct 19, 2019 at 7:46 PM Luis Guzman <luis.guzman.ve at gmail.com>
> > > wrote:
> > >
> > >> Cary,
> > >>
> > >> I see this as an anchor deployment/retrieval method.  The anchor is
> > still
> > >> attached to the bow.
> > >>
> > >> I imagine that you still need to walk to the bow to tie/untie the
> > anchor.
> > >>
> > >>
> > >> Luis A. Guzmán II
> > >> http://www.TropicalMinds.com
> > >> 941 580-1577
> > >>
> > >>> On Oct 19, 2019, at 5:42 PM, Cary Tolbert <retiredtoby at gmail.com>
> > wrote:
> > >>>
> > >>> George, in my copy of " A Boater's Guide to the Federal Requirements
> > for
> > >>> Recreational Boats" Printed in RED INK it says DO NOT
> > >>> Anchor from the stern. Then explains why this is a bad idea.
> > >>>
> > >>> On Sat, Oct 19, 2019 at 4:44 PM Gmorganflier <
> gmorgan.flier at gmail.com>
> > >>> wrote:
> > >>>
> > >>>> Hi Rick,
> > >>>>
> > >>>> I’m totally new to boating and have been out on my R22 only four
> > times.
> > >> Can
> > >>>> you tell me why the Coast Guard would object to this method of
> anchor
> > >>>> deployment? Is there a recommended study guide I could access to
> learn
> > >>>> about
> > >>>> their rules. I’ve found info on the required safety equipment, but
> > don’t
> > >>>> recall seeing any regulations on anchors.
> > >>>>
> > >>>> Thanks,
> > >>>> George
> > >>>>
> > >>>>
> > >>>>
> > >>>>
> > >>>> --
> > >>>> Sent from: http://rhodes-22.1065344.n5.nabble.com/
> > >>>>
> > >>
> > >>
> >
>