Bruce wrote:
On Tue, 01 Jun 2010 15:38:04 -0500, cavelamb
wrote:

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Bruce wrote:
How do you have your anchor rigged? Are you using all rope or a chain
leader? I assume that you drag out some rode and carry the anchor back
and hang it on the stern pulpit and just toss it overboard when you
want to stop. But how about retrieving it?

Cheers,

Bruce

Hi Bruce,

It's a flood control lake on the Red River along the border between Texas
and Oklahoma (98,000 acres). The lake is mostly 50-60 feet deep to the shores.

The Oklahoma side slopes down into the lake, and the Texas side is mostly
shear cliffs. That's part of the Red River Valley...

So it's not easy to find a comfortable place to anchor.
Last night, exploring the Little Mineral Creek arm, when I found a section
where the bottom came up *SMOOTHLY* to 18 - 20 feet, way out in the middle
of the creek (about a mile wide), I ran a search pattern over it half a dozen
times to make sure I wasn't trying to anchor on some submerged barn.

I have a heavy Bruce type ( !) and a Danforth type in the anchor locker
with 200 feet of rode and 10 feet of chain already bent on. Old habit.

I added a rail bracket and another Danforth on the st'bd side stern rail
as a quick drop in case of sudden need. That one has 120 feet of rode
and 6 feet of vinyl covered chain. The rode is kept in an anchor line bag
(net bag) in the cockpit locker. It can be bent to the anchor, or added
forward, as needed.

So the anchor is in place (when you want it there), but the rode is stowed.

She comes to a stop with the breeze on the stern - very comfortable.
Also directly facing the rising moon last night. Very romantic environment.

To face the boat INTO the wind, I pull up some slack in the rode, and walk that
forward to a bow cleat outside the lifelines.

At no time is the rode ever unfastened.

As for retrieving, we are probably less than 8000 pounds all up weight.
So the above works well to bring the boat head-to.

In heavy weather, cleat the rode to the bow before beginning this evolution.
Do a conventional into-the-wind approach and drop.
It's easier on me when solo.
Maybe safer too? The helm is manned and no moving around on deck.



I guess my worst fear is close maneuvering in the marina.

An anchor there isn't going to help much when the water is a lot
deeper than it is wide!

You only have abut 18 meters of water there. Not that deep although
with rope you probably use a 5::1 scope and the short chain isn't
doing much to help the anchor.

You comments abut not going forward is something I've always felt must
be a problem in small boats as they all have a sort of elevated cabin
top to gain more room below and that usually makes going forward
somewhat difficult,I'd think. And their "rails" are only about knee
high which doesn't make one feel too secure if the boat is bouncing
around a bit.

I have see something that you might find useful, although it is not
beautiful :-) Many boats have a sort of reel mounted on the aft
pulpit. It is a two part spool, I'd say about 2 feet long that bolts
around a horizontal tube somewhere on the aft pulpit and is used to
store the stern anchor line. It isn't for retrieving the anchor which
is apparently done by hand or a sheet winch but does make an easy
place to carry the line.

Cheers,

Bruce
(bruceinbangkokatgmaildotcom)


You an buy something like that over here.
I've thought about trying an extension cord roller-upper thing.
Like you said, just to get them organized and dry.



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Richard Lamb

On Tue, 01 Jun 2010 22:57:29 -0500, cavelamb
wrote:

I have see something that you might find useful, although it is not
beautiful :-) Many boats have a sort of reel mounted on the aft
pulpit. It is a two part spool, I'd say about 2 feet long that bolts
around a horizontal tube somewhere on the aft pulpit and is used to
store the stern anchor line. It isn't for retrieving the anchor which
is apparently done by hand or a sheet winch but does make an easy
place to carry the line.

Cheers,

Bruce
(bruceinbangkokatgmaildotcom)


You an buy something like that over here.
I've thought about trying an extension cord roller-upper thing.
Like you said, just to get them organized and dry.

I think a plastic garden hose reel might work for that purpose,
without the hose of course.

On Wed, 02 Jun 2010 04:20:15 -0400, Wayne.B
wrote:

On Tue, 01 Jun 2010 22:57:29 -0500, cavelamb
wrote:

I have see something that you might find useful, although it is not
beautiful :-) Many boats have a sort of reel mounted on the aft
pulpit. It is a two part spool, I'd say about 2 feet long that bolts
around a horizontal tube somewhere on the aft pulpit and is used to
store the stern anchor line. It isn't for retrieving the anchor which
is apparently done by hand or a sheet winch but does make an easy
place to carry the line.

Cheers,

Bruce
(bruceinbangkokatgmaildotcom)


You an buy something like that over here.
I've thought about trying an extension cord roller-upper thing.
Like you said, just to get them organized and dry.

I think a plastic garden hose reel might work for that purpose,
without the hose of course.


I think that the small dia., long rollers I have seen perhaps hold
more rope. Assuming a 24" long reel with a bare hub of 3" and 1/2 inch
rope then four layers on the reel will be some 239 feet.

The reels I am referring to obviously weren't intended to hold a storm
anchor rode so I think they were just for a "lunch hook" sort of
arrangement but for a small boat it would probably hold the main
anchor rode, if you wanted it back there :-)

Cheers,

Bruce
(bruceinbangkokatgmaildotcom)