[Rhodes22-list] with corrected link Re: anchoring

[Mary Lou Troy]

Correct link to rode bag is
http://shop.sailboatowners.com/detail.htm?fno=400&group=776




At 06:15 PM 9/14/2008, you wrote:
>You've discovered my biggest pet peeve about the R22 - lack of a
>workable scheme for anchor storage. There are lots of ideas in the
>archives. Here's what we do.
>
>We keep the rode, chain and anchor in a mesh bag in the lazarette.
>The mesh bag is made for rode storage and has handles for carrying
>and a grommet for you to thread the bitter end through.
>(http://shop.sailboatowners.com/detail.htm?fno=400&group=776  I think
>West has them too) The rode is very carefully flaked back in the bag
>after each use so it is ready to go. Because we usually anchor in
>shallow water, we have bundled the rode in 50 ft increments with
>velcro ties - the first 50 or 70 ft are flaked loosely, the rest
>bundled. We also have the rode marked with vinyl markers available
>from various marine supply stores so we know how much we have out.
>
>We always sail double handed so its easy for one of us to walk the
>bag forward, secure the bitter end to the bow cleat and deploy the
>anchor. We leave the bag on the foredeck while anchored and retrieve
>the line back into the bag and walk it back when we are done.
>
>Single handed we would probably cleat to a stern cleat, deploy the
>anchor from the stern and then walk the rode forward to cleat from
>the stern after the anchor was secure. In that case, we'd probably
>leave the bitter end secured from the stern cleat, the mesh bag in
>the cockpit and just walk a length of rode forward to secure from the bow.
>
>We've put a Nicro solar fan vent in the opening to the anchor rode
>tray and leave the rode tray home.
>
>Best,
>Mary Lou
>1991 R22 Fretless
>Rock Hall, MD
>
>At 05:53 PM 9/14/2008, you wrote:
> >How do you guys anchor?
> >
> >The forepeak (tiny bow storage area) is an  impractical way to store
> >rode and the opening is to small for my big hands to get in there.
> >
> >I've resorted to storing the rode below the cockpit benches, in a
> >Rubbermaid container, and walking it forward and attaching it to the
> >Danforth anchor handing from the bow pulpit when I need to.
> >
> >Where do you cleat it? The central bow cleat?
> >
> >I'm hoping someone has a better suggestion.
> >
> >Paul K
> >"Clarity"
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