I'm looking for suggestions for convenient stowage for an anchor on a Typhoon. I currently stow my anchor under the companionway near the cockpit drain through hulls. This is good for storage, but lousing for actually using the anchor.
Ideas?
Help!
chipgavin@alum.colby.edu
Typhoon anchor stowage
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sloopjohnl
Re: Typhoon anchor stowage
i hope someone has a good one because that is where i keep mine, inconvenient as it is.
Chip wrote: I'm looking for suggestions for convenient stowage for an anchor on a Typhoon. I currently stow my anchor under the companionway near the cockpit drain through hulls. This is good for storage, but lousing for actually using the anchor.
Ideas?
Help!
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chip
Re: Typhoon anchor stowage
John -
I've toyed with the idea of chocks on the foredeck, but I'm afraid the anchor would grab the jib or sheet. If somebody reports having success with this, I'd probably try it myself.
I also am reluctant to install a pulpit or roller, for the damage either solution would do to the boat appearance. Last season I tried keeping the anchor of the floor of the cabin, but it was a pain and made the portable head even more difficult than usual to use.
I'll be eager to see if anyone is smarter than you and me!
-Chip
i hope someone has a good one because that is where i keep mine, inconvenient as it is.
chipgavin@alum.colby.edu
I've toyed with the idea of chocks on the foredeck, but I'm afraid the anchor would grab the jib or sheet. If somebody reports having success with this, I'd probably try it myself.
I also am reluctant to install a pulpit or roller, for the damage either solution would do to the boat appearance. Last season I tried keeping the anchor of the floor of the cabin, but it was a pain and made the portable head even more difficult than usual to use.
I'll be eager to see if anyone is smarter than you and me!
-Chip
i hope someone has a good one because that is where i keep mine, inconvenient as it is.
sloopjohnl wrote:Chip wrote: I'm looking for suggestions for convenient stowage for an anchor on a Typhoon. I currently stow my anchor under the companionway near the cockpit drain through hulls. This is good for storage, but lousing for actually using the anchor.
Ideas?
Help!
chipgavin@alum.colby.edu
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Bill Bloxham
Re: Typhoon anchor stowage
I have a potentialy not-so-good idea, and I like it.
Because I almost never anchor, and I almost always have too much weight in the stern I decided to keep my 12# of Dansforth and rode as forward as possible, and also below. I know, if I need the anchor in a hurry I'm ****ed, but I've decided to depend on luck, adereneline and the fact that I have a small light(!)boat to keep me and you safe.
So I made a pair of upside down L shapped brackets out of 3/4 marine ply (I had some lying around), encapsulated them in epoxy and taped them to the hull just forward of my battery, which is mounted just forward of the liner partition separating the head area from the vee berth area (just reading this over makes the Ty seem larger inside).
The anchor fits thru the forward vee berth hatch, goes forward with the stock first and slides back into the hollow of the brackets. I can tie the anchor to the brackets for rough chanel crossing by milepost 20 on the ICW. And If I do need the anchor to hang out for a while, it takes about 30 seconds to retrive from the locker.
Best of all, it was inexpensive, easy and fast
While we are talking around this subject, does anyone have a solution for securing below a small outboard attached to the traditional CD outboard bracket? I have been considering enlarging the bilge access hole to accommodate the outboard, and figuring some type of lateral support. It is important to me to keep the intergal tank Nissan roughly upright. If I lay it down with the tank fill up and the vent closed it will not leak, but it won't start on the first or second pull either.
mmmmmmbill@aol.com
Because I almost never anchor, and I almost always have too much weight in the stern I decided to keep my 12# of Dansforth and rode as forward as possible, and also below. I know, if I need the anchor in a hurry I'm ****ed, but I've decided to depend on luck, adereneline and the fact that I have a small light(!)boat to keep me and you safe.
So I made a pair of upside down L shapped brackets out of 3/4 marine ply (I had some lying around), encapsulated them in epoxy and taped them to the hull just forward of my battery, which is mounted just forward of the liner partition separating the head area from the vee berth area (just reading this over makes the Ty seem larger inside).
The anchor fits thru the forward vee berth hatch, goes forward with the stock first and slides back into the hollow of the brackets. I can tie the anchor to the brackets for rough chanel crossing by milepost 20 on the ICW. And If I do need the anchor to hang out for a while, it takes about 30 seconds to retrive from the locker.
Best of all, it was inexpensive, easy and fast
While we are talking around this subject, does anyone have a solution for securing below a small outboard attached to the traditional CD outboard bracket? I have been considering enlarging the bilge access hole to accommodate the outboard, and figuring some type of lateral support. It is important to me to keep the intergal tank Nissan roughly upright. If I lay it down with the tank fill up and the vent closed it will not leak, but it won't start on the first or second pull either.
mmmmmmbill@aol.com
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Bruce Hettleman
Re: Typhoon anchor stowage
Hi, My typhoon came with a small anchor stowed on a piece of carpet under the small cutout panel just forward of the starboard cockpit drain through hull. Anchor works ok for temporary use.Chip wrote: I'm looking for suggestions for convenient stowage for an anchor on a Typhoon. I currently stow my anchor under the companionway near the cockpit drain through hulls. This is good for storage, but lousing for actually using the anchor.
Ideas?
Help!
bruce.d.hettleman@hitchcock.org
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Bruce Hettleman
Re: Typhoon anchor stowage
Hi,Bill Bloxham wrote: I have a potentialy not-so-good idea, and I like it.
Because I almost never anchor, and I almost always have too much weight in the stern I decided to keep my 12# of Dansforth and rode as forward as possible, and also below. I know, if I need the anchor in a hurry I'm ****ed, but I've decided to depend on luck, adereneline and the fact that I have a small light(!)boat to keep me and you safe.
So I made a pair of upside down L shapped brackets out of 3/4 marine ply (I had some lying around), encapsulated them in epoxy and taped them to the hull just forward of my battery, which is mounted just forward of the liner partition separating the head area from the vee berth area (just reading this over makes the Ty seem larger inside).
The anchor fits thru the forward vee berth hatch, goes forward with the stock first and slides back into the hollow of the brackets. I can tie the anchor to the brackets for rough chanel crossing by milepost 20 on the ICW. And If I do need the anchor to hang out for a while, it takes about 30 seconds to retrive from the locker.
Best of all, it was inexpensive, easy and fast
While we are talking around this subject, does anyone have a solution for securing below a small outboard attached to the traditional CD outboard bracket? I have been considering enlarging the bilge access hole to accommodate the outboard, and figuring some type of lateral support. It is important to me to keep the intergal tank Nissan roughly upright. If I lay it down with the tank fill up and the vent closed it will not leak, but it won't start on the first or second pull either.
I was able to hide my gas tank under the cockpit and I ran the fuel line out the stern so it is no longer in the way. The motor sits on its support for the season.
bruce.d.hettleman@hitchcock.org
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Richard Stephens
Re: Typhoon anchor stowage
Chip,
I anchor quite regularly (usually singlehanding and under sail), and I have system that might be of interest.
I keep the anchor and rode in a plastic crate that stows on the quarterberth, pushed back under the cockpit seat. The crate is setup as follows: keep the bitter end and about 6 ft of rode out of the crate to start with. Then flake the rode (I use 100ft of 3/8th nylon) into the crate (just place it in lose folds randomly in the crate without attempting to coil it). Flake the chain (I use 10ft) on top and finally the anchor (9lb Delta, in my case). Then put the bitter end on top of everything.
To deploy, I lift the crate into the cockpit & tie on the bitter end. If I have time or if the rode has been stirred up under way, I'll take everything out and reflake it, but usually it runs out without tangles. I take the anchor forward and put the rode through the bow fairlead, and then I lay out the chain along the side decks,
passing the anchor outside the shrouds on my way aft. I place the anchor back in the cockpit.
When it is time to drop, I drop the anchor over the side (while I have a fair amount of way still on, heading downwind) and control the rode to keep some tenson on it as the chain and anchor hit the ground. When the desired amount has run out, I snub the rode, and if the boat turns round smartly, the anchor has got hold.
Regards,
Richard.
richard @ memory-map.com
I anchor quite regularly (usually singlehanding and under sail), and I have system that might be of interest.
I keep the anchor and rode in a plastic crate that stows on the quarterberth, pushed back under the cockpit seat. The crate is setup as follows: keep the bitter end and about 6 ft of rode out of the crate to start with. Then flake the rode (I use 100ft of 3/8th nylon) into the crate (just place it in lose folds randomly in the crate without attempting to coil it). Flake the chain (I use 10ft) on top and finally the anchor (9lb Delta, in my case). Then put the bitter end on top of everything.
To deploy, I lift the crate into the cockpit & tie on the bitter end. If I have time or if the rode has been stirred up under way, I'll take everything out and reflake it, but usually it runs out without tangles. I take the anchor forward and put the rode through the bow fairlead, and then I lay out the chain along the side decks,
passing the anchor outside the shrouds on my way aft. I place the anchor back in the cockpit.
When it is time to drop, I drop the anchor over the side (while I have a fair amount of way still on, heading downwind) and control the rode to keep some tenson on it as the chain and anchor hit the ground. When the desired amount has run out, I snub the rode, and if the boat turns round smartly, the anchor has got hold.
Regards,
Richard.
richard @ memory-map.com
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Robert Van Eck
Re: Typhoon anchor stowage
Richard,Richard Stephens wrote: Chip,
I anchor quite regularly (usually singlehanding and under sail), and I have system that might be of interest.
I keep the anchor and rode in a plastic crate that stows on the quarterberth, pushed back under the cockpit seat. The crate is setup as follows: keep the bitter end and about 6 ft of rode out of the crate to start with. Then flake the rode (I use 100ft of 3/8th nylon) into the crate (just place it in lose folds randomly in the crate without attempting to coil it). Flake the chain (I use 10ft) on top and finally the anchor (9lb Delta, in my case). Then put the bitter end on top of everything.
To deploy, I lift the crate into the cockpit & tie on the bitter end. If I have time or if the rode has been stirred up under way, I'll take everything out and reflake it, but usually it runs out without tangles. I take the anchor forward and put the rode through the bow fairlead, and then I lay out the chain along the side decks,
passing the anchor outside the shrouds on my way aft. I place the anchor back in the cockpit.
When it is time to drop, I drop the anchor over the side (while I have a fair amount of way still on, heading downwind) and control the rode to keep some tenson on it as the chain and anchor hit the ground. When the desired amount has run out, I snub the rode, and if the boat turns round smartly, the anchor has got hold.
Regards,
Richard.
Sounds like a good idea. I have always used a similar method but I just flaked the rode on the quarter berth and often ended up with tangles.
Bob
Typhoon "First Lady" #1085
RCVanEck@aol.com
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dickee sis
Bill, let's compare notes on OB's
I lash my 2.5 longshaft Nissan down using the old lifting eye down there in the bilge, it lays on its side and the shaft goes between the cockpit drain lines, this is about the only place it will fit. It will run just about an hour on a tank when I set the power to wide open and then back off until there is a barely preceptible drop in RPM.
I close both the tank vent and the shutoff and have never yet had a problem with restarting UNLESS I forget to reopen either of these! In that case (which has happened more frequently than I would like to admit) it seems to have to sit FOREVER (for 20 minutes or so) before it will start.
Which Nissan do you have? I can't figure out from the literature, it seemed that the 3.5 variety had the same cc displacement and got its higher rating by virtue of more RPM, thus less suitable for a displacement hull, did I get this backwards?
Regards, dickee
dickee@crosslink.com
I close both the tank vent and the shutoff and have never yet had a problem with restarting UNLESS I forget to reopen either of these! In that case (which has happened more frequently than I would like to admit) it seems to have to sit FOREVER (for 20 minutes or so) before it will start.
Which Nissan do you have? I can't figure out from the literature, it seemed that the 3.5 variety had the same cc displacement and got its higher rating by virtue of more RPM, thus less suitable for a displacement hull, did I get this backwards?
Regards, dickee
dickee@crosslink.com
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rodney devine
Re: Typhoon anchor stowage
Greetings,
I use a 4lb Fortress anchor with 10' of chain and 200' of 3/8 rode all placed in a nylon mesh bag which is stowed in the starboard cockpit locker..I realise that Fortress anchors are expensive but the light weight makes it easy to carry forward quickly and deploy..The mesh bag makes a quick rinse very easy..Never had a tangle problem..
Good luck
Rodney Devine
s/v Mischief Ty 335
seaweed@snet.net
I use a 4lb Fortress anchor with 10' of chain and 200' of 3/8 rode all placed in a nylon mesh bag which is stowed in the starboard cockpit locker..I realise that Fortress anchors are expensive but the light weight makes it easy to carry forward quickly and deploy..The mesh bag makes a quick rinse very easy..Never had a tangle problem..
Good luck
Rodney Devine
s/v Mischief Ty 335
Chip wrote: I'm looking for suggestions for convenient stowage for an anchor on a Typhoon. I currently stow my anchor under the companionway near the cockpit drain through hulls. This is good for storage, but lousing for actually using the anchor.
Ideas?
Help!
seaweed@snet.net