[Rhodes22-list] Deploying anchor from cockpit

[Rick Lange]

Peter,

Every spring it is in the news--a tow, a corpse or a capsize rescue.  I've
never been towed, but know one guy who was for dropping his anchor from
midships.

Regards,

Rick Lange


On Fri, Oct 30, 2020 at 2:32 PM Peter Nyberg <peter at sunnybeeches.com> wrote:

> 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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