[Rhodes22-list] Anchor rode spaghetti

[Jeff Susanj]

Long ago we used to use a film projector (before the days of videotape and
DVDs) and when we didn't have a take-up reel we just let it spool of into a
trash can.  Then if no one touched the film it would all come back out just
as it went in with no snags or snarls.


Jeff S.
Florissant, MO



jlock wrote:
> 
> Hi folks,
> 
> I hope everyone got out an celebrated Sailstice 2008 this 
> weekend!  http://www.summersailstice.com/  Not a lot of wind to work 
> with down south, but we managed to get out and weave a course amongst 
> the pontoons and jet skis anyway.
> 
> I have 150' of double-braid and 6' of chain for both my bow and stern 
> anchors.  The bow anchor rode is stored in a Rubbermaid container 
> under the cockpit seat.  The stern anchor rode is stored in the 
> lazarette.  After about half a dozen outings, these just turn into a 
> tangled heap and I waste too much time freeing the rodes to set an anchor.
> 
> I've tried to take some care coiling the rodes so that they will pay 
> out cleanly, but so far I haven't found the right system to avoid 
> getting a tangle that escalates the more you try to free it.  So, 
> anybody got a good storage system for anchor rodes that doesn't 
> involve a windlass?
> 
> Cheers!
> 
> John Lock
> ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
> s/v Pandion - '79 Rhodes 22
> Lake Sinclair, GA
> ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
> 
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