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Don Brooks
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Initially Posted - 05/26/2008 : 22:10:51

Is it only me, or does anyone else have a hassle stowing the rode and chain after retrieving the anchor? Maybe I'm going about this all wrong. As I pull the anchor up, I'm heaping the rode on the foredeck. I attach the anchor to the bow pulpit, then with the locker hatch open feed the rode and chain through the little spring loaded stainless door, coiling it in the locker. This is a real pain in the you know what.
If there's a better way, other than having the Admiral doing it, I'd like to know.

Don& Karen Brooks
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Columbia City OR

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dlucier
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Response Posted - 05/26/2008 : 22:16:39

I coil the rode into the locker as I bring the anchor up then put the anchor on top of the coil.

What is this "spring loaded stainless door" of which you speak?

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Don Brooks
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Response Posted - 05/26/2008 : 22:24:57

There's a oval shaped stainless spring loaded hatch about 5" across located on the forward part of the anchor locker hatch, with a slot for the chain to exit so the " door" can close completely. I believe this is so you can mount your anchor on the bow pulpit, with the chain and rode stowed in the locker.

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skrenz
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Response Posted - 05/28/2008 : 15:34:57

Don,
It can be even worse than that. I have a hawser pipe just forward of the anchor hatch. I don't know what someone was thinking but the only way you could use this 2" diameter hawser would be to detach the anchor every time you pulled it up. Newer models have this slot in the hatch that I think you are describing which is for when the anchor is deployed you can completely close the anchor hatch.
My question is, when you pull in the anchor, why not just open the anchor locker hatch and coil in the rode and chain as you pull it up?

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crcalhoon
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Response Posted - 05/28/2008 : 17:41:08

Don, I had a similar anchor arrangement on a larger boat. The difference is that my boat had a pretty deep, vertical rode locker, so I could just feed the rode down the gilhickey and it would pile nicely, ready for deployment. I would bet that the PO of your vessel saw the thing on a different boat and thought it was a great idea and installed one on his, not realizing that the horizontal anchor locker would not lend itself to proper usage. I'll bet he reached the same conclusion you did and just quit using the thing but left it on rather than try to plug the hole. Just a guess, though.

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Dave Bristle
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Response Posted - 05/28/2008 : 20:31:17

I agree with Charles--a hawse pipe isn't much use with the shallow C-25 locker. It works fine with the deep locker on my boat, although I have a windlass instead--same principle. If you have a Danforth type anchor that will fit, try what Duane describes, without feeding the rode through the hawse pipe.

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delliottg
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Response Posted - 05/28/2008 : 21:48:09

You shouldn't coil your rode as you put it in the locker, simply pile it in there. If you coil it, you stand a good chance of tangling it on the way back out. If you pile it, it'll feed right out with no tangles, hockles, etc.

On our 250, I kind of pile it, then shove it deeper into the locker with my foot as I feed in more rode. Even with this seemingly untidy method, I have two complete sets of anchor & rode in there and I can deploy either one. I use a bag for my longest rode that keeps it separate from the shorter lunch hook rode which is what I use most. Either one can be easily deployed, the only thing I have to do if I want to use my claw anchor is move the Danforth out of the way to it's mount on the bow pulpit.

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KiteKraemer
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Response Posted - 05/28/2008 : 22:32:47

From my small experiences sailing, there's always something to learn about the tackle!

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Dave Bristle
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Response Posted - 05/29/2008 : 09:12:35

(I meant Don...) But David's right--"pile it in" and it will come out with no complications. That's the way my windlass works.

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