[Rhodes22-list] questions regarding anchoring system / process

[Frederick Lange]

Jerry,

An anchor may not be required, but if you have one, you better not walk
around your boat carrying it or drop it from the stern.

Regards,

Rick Lange


On Sun, Jul 19, 2020 at 4:01 PM Jerry Thompson <trimsails at gmail.com> wrote:

> Attached is The Boater's Guide To The Federal Requirements For Recreational
> Boats.  The Rhodes 22 is a recreational vehicle.  Page 52 lists required
> equipment - the Coast Guard can ding you if something is missing or
> non-operational that is listed there.  An anchor and rode is not required.
>
> Page 53 lists recommended equipment and the anchor and rode appears on this
> list (personally I want an appropriate anchor and rode aboard with a
> spare).
>
> Page 59 describes anchoring guidelines.
>
> Thanks,
>
> Jerry
>
> On Sun, Jul 19, 2020 at 2:59 PM Frederick Lange <sloopblueheron at gmail.com>
> wrote:
>
> > In Cleveland, the CG can stop you and order you to demo anchoring.  If
> you
> > did it your old way of walking the anchor forward from the lazaret, they
> > could impound your boat.
> >
> > Getting the rode to run through the chock by handling the rode has to be
> > done even when using the boat design method of dropping the anchor while
> > seated in the bow pulpit.  I wouldn't chance it in rough seas for fear of
> > losing a finger.  Wouldn't want to show that to the CG, either.
> >
> >
> > On Sun, Jul 19, 2020 at 1:31 PM Peter Nyberg <peter at sunnybeeches.com>
> > wrote:
> >
> > > I wasn’t aware of this Coast Guard requirement, and I haven’t actually
> > > done this, but I’m pretty confident the system would work in rough
> seas.
> > >
> > > Launching would just be a matter of taking the rode off the track cleat
> > > just forward of the cockpit.  Once that’s done, the anchor drops and
> the
> > > rode plays out.  Once the anchor is set, and the rode has sufficient
> > scope,
> > > I probably would go up on the bow to move the rode from bow roller to
> the
> > > bow chock, to avoid putting too much strain on the bow roller.
> > >
> > > To retrieve the anchor, I’d have to go to the bow again to shift the
> rode
> > > back to the anchor roller, and then return to the cockpit to pull in
> the
> > > rode.  If rough conditions made pulling in the rode difficult, I’d have
> > the
> > > jib sheet winch right there to assist.  Once the anchor is up, the rode
> > > would again be cleated to the track cleat just forward of the cockpit.
> > >
> > > This process would clearly be safer and more reliable than the system I
> > > used to use, which involved wrestling the anchor and rode from the
> > > lazarette to the bow.
> > >
> > > —Peter
> > >
> > > > On Jul 19, 2020, at 11:15 AM, Frederick Lange <
> > sloopblueheron at gmail.com>
> > > wrote:
> > > >
> > > > Hi Peter,
> > > >
> > > > Do you know whether your setup allows you to safely and reliably drop
> > and
> > > > retrieve the anchor in rough seas, per CG standards?
> > > >
> > > > Regards,
> > > >
> > > > Rick Lange
> > > >
> > > >
> > >
> > >
> >
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