[Rhodes22-list] Deploying anchor from cockpit

[Peter Nyberg]

Rick,

You’ve made this claim about the Coast Guard in Cleveland being sticklers for ‘proper’ anchoring techniques before.  Is this based on personal experience, or what?

—Peter

> On Oct 30, 2020, at 2:11 PM, Rick Lange <sloopblueheron at gmail.com> wrote:
> 
> Hi Lynn,
> 
> If the Coast Guard in Cleveland sees you do that, they'll tow you in.
> 
> Regards,
> 
> Rick Lange
> 
> 
> On Fri, Oct 30, 2020 at 1:50 PM Lynn Pagliaro via Rhodes22-list <
> rhodes22-list at rhodes22.org> wrote:
> 
>> Secure a line to the bow leading through the chock and back on outside of
>> all lines and secure it to a station. Attach to the end of the line a
>> sturdy  snap shackle. Deploy the anchor from the cockpit to the desired
>> length. Tie a loop knot in the anchor line and snap the bow line to the
>> loop. The anchor rode will then transfer its load to the bow of the boat.
>> Retrieve from the cockpit unsnapping the bow line and untying the loop knot.
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