Thanks for the info. I think a hawse pipe on top of the anchor locker is
also and answer for my problem.

Well, guess my ISP server was nervous in the service or something. Sorry
about the repeats. I didn't hold the trigger down, honest.

I keep about 200 feet of line in a small locker in the forepeak. If I don't
coil the rope
into it, it will never fit inside. Can't say I have had a problem with snarls.
Certainly
stuffing it inside is a much less tedious task, but in my case, that won't work.

Sherwin D.

RB wrote:

I have approx 600' of anchor line on my primary anchor, and 20' of chain
ahead of the anchor. The anchor, chain, and line are all stowed in a bow
compartment on my 18' center console boat.

Not surprisingly, I have tangling problems when we attempt to anchor down.
I always start out taking all the line out, at the house, and then putting
it neatly back into the anchor locker. Doesn't matter. Next time the line
comes out, for whatever reason, there's invariably several snarls in the
line.

Any tricks anyone knows of that might help me keep the line organized to
where it will pay out reliably without fouling?

The Complete Book of Anchoring and Mooring by Earl R. Hinz.

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Charles T. Low
www.boatdocking.com

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"RB" wrote in message
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I have approx 600' of anchor line on my primary anchor, and 20' of chain
ahead of the anchor. The anchor, chain, and line are all stowed in a bow
compartment on my 18' center console boat.

Not surprisingly, I have tangling problems when we attempt to anchor
down...

"RB" wrote in message
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A number of my fishing spots are in 150'-200' of water. Electric reels are
pretty much a "must have" thing, and if wind or current is running, 600' of
line is not excessive.

Unanchoring is fun, too, of course. We use a big flotation ball to "fly"
the anchor once it's loose, then go back along the streaming line and pick
it up and put it in the boat.


Where do you boat and fish where you encounter 200 foot water depths? Just
curious. ;-)

" JimH" jimh_osudad@yahooDOT comREMOVETHIS wrote in message
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"RB" wrote in message
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A number of my fishing spots are in 150'-200' of water. Electric reels
are pretty much a "must have" thing, and if wind or current is running,
600' of line is not excessive.

Unanchoring is fun, too, of course. We use a big flotation ball to
"fly" the anchor once it's loose, then go back along the streaming line
and pick it up and put it in the boat.


Where do you boat and fish where you encounter 200 foot water depths?
Just curious. ;-)


We fish on the west coast in lots of 200'+ depths. Rarely anchor in them,