[Rhodes22-list] Revisiting Deploying Anchor from Cockpit

[Rick Lange]

Hi George,

Since the anchor shank is not secured to the bow bracket per the standard
mounting, I'd be very wary of sailing onto anything but the calmest seas
with this rig.

Regards,

Rick Lange


On Mon, Feb 8, 2021 at 7:38 PM Gmorganflier <gmorgan.flier at gmail.com> wrote:

> Hi Mike,
>
> I had a chance today to mount my anchor and release line.
>
> I’m including some photos and one short video of me pulling the line to
> release the anchor.
>
> A block on the pulpit for the release line won’t work....not enough space
> for the loop in the line to pull the anchor out of the bracket before
> hitting the block. It turns out blocks really aren’t needed. I used small
> eye straps to guide the line. One on the pulpit, one on the forward deck
> and
> one toward the back near the cockpit bulkhead. It pulls very easily to
> release the anchor. I tried the setup 10-12 times and it never failed.
>
> I have about a 25’ fixed length of rode and chain which should be enough
> for
> my very shallow lake. My main purpose of ever using the anchor is just bad
> situations near shore or other boats where I need to quickly anchor to
> avoid
> bigger problems.
>
>  I’m  thinking of maybe just using a Velcro strap the hold my short coiled
> rode onto the side of the pulpit which would just pull apart when I drop
> anchor.
>
> For those who need to have a variable length of rode, I guess you could run
> the rode through your bow eye and then back to the cockpit where you could
> let out what’s necessary and tie it off.
>
> George
> S/v Knotty Lady
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