On Mon, 27 Oct 2008 08:43:16 -0300, no onecares
wrote:

I'm curious, as I'm trying for the same setup now that I'm cruising,
and the scraping chain is a pain. Once you run the "hook line", there
is spare chain that will be looser than the line, doesn't it just
bang against the side of the boat?

You want to end end up with a loop of chain between the anchor roller
and the hook. As long as your anchor roller extends out over the
water by some amount there is no problem with chain hitting the boat.

On our boat the hook line usually ends up about 10 to 15 feet long and
the chain loop between roller and hook extends down into the water.
The weight of the chain loop helps to keep the hook firmly attached.

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