[Rhodes22-list] Anchor Locker/Tray

[Peter Nyberg]

Joe,

I don’t see any problem with doing this, assuming that you can find some unobtrusive way to route the tubing.

Another approach, which would require more bravery, would be to install a thru-hull fitting in the bow slightly lower than the level of the bottom of the tray, and run a piece of tubing from the tray to the fitting.  
The tubing run would be much shorter, and much less likely to clog.  Of course you would have to drill a hole in your hull…

Peter Nyberg
Coventry, CT
s/v Silverheels (1988/2016)


> On Jun 1, 2018, at 2:21 PM, JP Dempsey <joedempsey at hughes.net> wrote:
> 
> I've read much of the commentary on anchoring and the anchor tray on the
> forum. Has anyone considered installing a drain to the bilge from the tray
> in the foc'sil? 
> 
> So far I've kept my anchor rode in the tray with a cowl vent in the deck
> port for ventilation. Being concerned with dampness, I've installed a solar
> powered vent in the pop top that provides constant airflow sucking through
> the forward cowl vent. I figure that this should provide sufficient
> ventilation to dry the anchor rode after anchoring. Usually I'll let the
> rode air out on the fore deck prior to feeding back down to the tray. This
> doesn't address the issue of slime, mud, etc. I have hosed down the anchor
> rode after returning to dock but this requires leaving it on the deck longer
> than I'd like and especially during docking. Not good.
> 
> I'm thinking of putting a drain in the bottom of the tray with a hose to the
> bilge so rain/spray entering the cowl vent can drain to the bilge rather
> than collect in the tray. Any thoughts on this viz. reasons not to do this?
> 
> Thanks for your ideas.
> 
> 
> Joe
> 
> 
> 
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> JP Dempsey
> s/v Respite 
> Marshall,VA
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