Sandy,
Sure, I will take some more photos of the bow roller & post them on my photo site as well as write something up how I built it. The boat is in my shop, but the camera is at home, I will try to get it done this weekend.
Dave
Anchor on CD25
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Dave Brandt
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- Location: CD-25, #378, "Prairie"
Rochester, MN - Contact:
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Will Wheatley
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- Location: Suzi Q, CD25 #249
On Mill Creek in Annnapolis, MD - Contact:
I almost always sail solo and I do the same thing Steve B. does. I keep the the anchor and the tackle in the cockpit locker. I have it ready to be deployed with 15 feet of pretty heavy chain and an additional 100 feet of rode coiled and ready to go. When I am appraoching an anchorage I put everything on the cokpit sole and arrange the rope so it will pay out when I toss the anchor and chain but tie the end to a stern cleat so I dont loose the whole thing. Granted I have yet to anchor in more than 20 feet so I don't usually worry too much.
I used to keep the anchor mounted on the bow pulpit but I feel there are several draw backs that make that impractical on a small boat with no anchor locker. First the 15 feet of chain cannot sit on the deck underway because of the damage it would cause. I tried wrapping it around the anchor and mount but undoing all that when I want to anchor is a chore. Also the rode has to be carried forward and connected to the chain which is more time away from the helm often in a place where drifting around is not a great idea. The anchor coming out of the mount is a problem that can be mitigated by tying it in with line or shock cord but again it has to be undone. All in all I much prefer to have everthing stowed and ready to use right in the cockpit where I can controll the boat and deploy the anchor without worry. Once the anchor is in the water I walk the rode around to the bow and secure it.
Retrieving the anchor is easy unless it is really set. In that situation I take a half turn of the rode around the foredeck cleat and when the bow dips in a wave I pull the rode tightand let the next wave lift the whole thing. If that fails to work you can pull in as much as you can and tie off that go back and try to motor forward to unset the anchor.
Happy Sailoring~~~~/)~~~~
I used to keep the anchor mounted on the bow pulpit but I feel there are several draw backs that make that impractical on a small boat with no anchor locker. First the 15 feet of chain cannot sit on the deck underway because of the damage it would cause. I tried wrapping it around the anchor and mount but undoing all that when I want to anchor is a chore. Also the rode has to be carried forward and connected to the chain which is more time away from the helm often in a place where drifting around is not a great idea. The anchor coming out of the mount is a problem that can be mitigated by tying it in with line or shock cord but again it has to be undone. All in all I much prefer to have everthing stowed and ready to use right in the cockpit where I can controll the boat and deploy the anchor without worry. Once the anchor is in the water I walk the rode around to the bow and secure it.
Retrieving the anchor is easy unless it is really set. In that situation I take a half turn of the rode around the foredeck cleat and when the bow dips in a wave I pull the rode tightand let the next wave lift the whole thing. If that fails to work you can pull in as much as you can and tie off that go back and try to motor forward to unset the anchor.
Happy Sailoring~~~~/)~~~~
Will Wheatley, CDSOA
Sailing The Bay near Chesapeake Beach, MD
Sailing The Bay near Chesapeake Beach, MD
In answer to Ron's question regarding the messages heading off the the right horizon, it is because of the long link in the second message. with no spaces, the board can not break the line for easy reading. Also happens when large format photos are embedded in the post.
Living aboard a '33', we often use the method described by Steve Bryant above. Although we are not single-handing, it works well to both place and set the anchor.
Vince Jasinski and Maria Stuart
Living aboard a '33', we often use the method described by Steve Bryant above. Although we are not single-handing, it works well to both place and set the anchor.
Vince Jasinski and Maria Stuart
Thanks for the response Vince
n/m
Ron Kallenberg
Old Orchard Beach, Maine
Sailing in Saco Bay, Maine
Old Orchard Beach, Maine
Sailing in Saco Bay, Maine
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Dave Brandt
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Bow Roller
Sandy ask for some details on the bow roller I built for Prairie, so I posted some detail photos of it on my photo site, they are at the end of the restoration section.
http://www.flickr.com/photos/9447350@N0 ... 596173271/
The bow roller is built from 1/8" stainless, it has two 3/8" bolts that hold it to the bronze stem head. The roller is 1 1/2" UHMW plastic with a 1/2" bolt through it. There is a pin on top to secure the anchor / rode.
I did have the stem head off when I built it. The wide top plate spreads out the downward load. In the front there is an angled plate to keep it from ever being pushed up ( I have bumped it while docking with no damage ).
Let me know if you have more questions.
Dave
http://www.flickr.com/photos/9447350@N0 ... 596173271/
The bow roller is built from 1/8" stainless, it has two 3/8" bolts that hold it to the bronze stem head. The roller is 1 1/2" UHMW plastic with a 1/2" bolt through it. There is a pin on top to secure the anchor / rode.
I did have the stem head off when I built it. The wide top plate spreads out the downward load. In the front there is an angled plate to keep it from ever being pushed up ( I have bumped it while docking with no damage ).
Let me know if you have more questions.
Dave