Pros
- no more schlepping the anchor to the bow - always nervous one of us is going to take a tumble
anchor is ready to go in an emergency
- more moisture in the cabin?
smells?
new hole in the deck
The forwardmost bulkhead creates a little compartment. I would fashion a curtain or louvered door of some sort. In my search of the forum I came across John Stone's method of creating a liner for the chain locker, which I think I would try to emulate (should be on this page:http://www.capedory.org/board/viewtopic ... er#p215162). That compartment drains to the bilge already but I might try to bond a little thru-hull fitting in thickened epoxy at the bottom so I could run a hose straight to the bilge to prevent water and scuzz from dribbling through other storage areas. Of course I'd paint the compartment and forward side of the bulkhead.
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Deck Pipe
This Spartan one would look nice:
https://www.spartanmarine.com/all-produ ... 4qrjeme0n7
Do these leak much if you're taking a little water over the bow? A quick search yielded some interesting solutions, ranging from stuffing in a nerf football to casting a little silicon plug that fits over the chain.
Anchor Stowage
In some ways this feels like the most challenging part. I'd like to find a way to just affix the anchor to the bow pulpit. Seems like it might work to hang the anchor on itself over the rail:
![Image](https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/51625919448_1db7406bc7.jpg)
OR hang it under the rail:
![Image](https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/51626554385_69cd6e607b.jpg)
In the latter case I think I'd want to find a way to clamp something like this to the vertical part of the bow pulpit to prevent the anchor from swinging back and forth: https://www.spartanmarine.com/all-produ ... ft-bracket
OR I could maybe try to craft a little pulpit off to the side with a roller.
Has anybody come up with a good system for hanging a Rocna or similar anchor on the puplit?
Hoping to figure something out. If I do I will post photos along the way here.
More photos of the different options:
![Image](https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/51625693261_cc41a690c0.jpg)
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