[Rhodes22-list] Another Danforth question

[Mary Lou Troy]

At 11:48 AM 7/22/2003 -0400, Richard wrote:
>Can you coil your line so it will run free without snarl's?  I feed the
>chain end of the rode from the rode tray in the bow, out the ventilator and
>keep it shackled to the anchor.  I have done this for years and NEVER had
>the rode foul.

We've never had the rode foul keeping the anchor and rode in a bag designed 
for that purpose. I do flake the rode carefully into the bag when I'm 
retrieving it. I always take a second or two before dropping the anchor to 
make sure the chain is clear.

Mary Lou





>Another point... most of the time things move slowly on a sailboat.  If you
>suspect the possibility of a hazardous situation coming get set up before
>the immediate MUST is at hand.  I always try to think out my options when a
>challenging situation is in the offing.
>
>Richard Smith
>
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