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Ben
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Initially Posted - 03/05/2004 : 07:54:17

Hi All,

I'm going to be installing one of my X-mas presents this weekend, an anchor roller similar to the one in the tech tips section of this website.
http://www.catalina25-250.org/tech/tech25/tt023.html

Anyway, my question is this. In addition to the directions posted by Bill Holcomb in his tech tip, should I put some kind of bedding compound between the anchor roller and the deck? If so, what is a good product to use? It seems to me that there should be something there to serve a gasket function.

Any thoughts?

Ben
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lcharlot
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Response Posted - 03/05/2004 : 08:24:27

Bed the roller bracket with 3M-5200 or Boat Life Polysulfide, same as any other deck hardware. Yor need to seal the bolt holes so that water doesn't wick down the bolts and rot the deck core.

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Waterboy
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Response Posted - 03/05/2004 : 10:09:44

Ben,

My I ask what size/type of roller you're installing? Also, what type and weight of anchor(s) are you using and how you intend to store them?

Thanks!

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Ben
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Response Posted - 03/05/2004 : 10:28:44

Thanks for the tip, Larry.

Waterboy, I plan on storing my anchor with this from West Marine.
http://www.westmarine.com/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/ProductDisplay?storeId=10001&langId=-1&catalogId=10001&productId=4547

The kind of anchor roller is pretty much a duplicate of the one in the tech tip, but I didn't get it from WM. The type of anchor I'm using is a Danforth. I don't know what size exactly, but I'm sure it's the typical anchor for the C25. It fits nicely in the anchor locker.

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Ed Montague
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Response Posted - 03/05/2004 : 11:44:25

I haven't read Bill's discription so if this is a duplication I apologize. Ben, before you drill anything, place the anchor you will be using into the bow roller and then put the assembly in place to check for clearances and position. You want the anchor comfortably cradled in the bow roller but not hitting the gel coat with the pointy ends. I would be afraid to just mount the roller and then find the anchor won't hang correctly. Just a thought.

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JimB517
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Response Posted - 03/05/2004 : 12:47:17

make sure the anchor stock fits under the roller drum (if you have one). Very tight fit on Indiscipline III, I had to move the drum up 2 inches.

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Ben
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Response Posted - 03/05/2004 : 13:24:59

Thanks for the tip, Ed. I don't think my anchor will work like yours. I think yours is a plow-type anchor, while mine is called a Danforth, I think. It is shaped totally differently and I don't think will fit in the anchor roller like yours. That's why I'm going to hang it from the bow pulpit with that item referenced in the West Marine link.

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Ben
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Response Posted - 03/05/2004 : 13:26:20

Hi Jim, Unfortunately, or fortunately (not sure which I would prefer) I don't have a roller furling. Simply hank-on. Thanks for the heads-up though.

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Ed Montague
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Response Posted - 03/05/2004 : 13:36:32

Ben, My anchor is a Bruce style clone, 16.5 lb. I have a Danforth as my secondary and can hang it like you plan. I have had good luck with the Bruce. I pinched my fingers handling the Danforth one time too many and decided to go with a non-pincher style as the primary. Anchoring is important even if you don't overnight or cruise. When the wind and motor both fail and the shore is too near for comfort, a good anchor easily set out can save the day.

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Ben
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Response Posted - 03/05/2004 : 14:49:16

I agree Ed, and I'd like a new Bruce. But I'm a cheapskate and can't afford it. My cruising grounds, however, are small and not suseptible to heavy seas. My anchorage nine times out of ten is a protected inlet or bay.

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