wear heavy rubber gloves and pull harder, maybe get some help from other crew if there's enough on board
Dwight Veinot C&C 35 MKII, *Alianna* Head of St. Margaret's Bay, NS d.ve...@bellaliant.net On Mon, Aug 17, 2015 at 9:17 AM, David Knecht via CnC-List < cnc-list@cnc-list.com> wrote: > And now for something completely different- I have only used my anchor a > few times, but I have found it really hard to recover by hand- much harder > than the one I had on my C&C34. The anchor is heavier- Rocna 27 lb, and > the chain is heavier. I can pull it up by hand, but when it gets to the > roller, there is no way to get the long stem of the anchor around the 90° > turn of the roller. I am usually sitting in the anchor well with my feet > braced to pull the chain up. At that point, I have to stand up and grab > the chain so I can pull vertically to get the stem over the roller. There > must be an easier way (other than a electric windlass). Does anyone have > any tricks? Dave > > Aries > 1990 C&C 34+ > New London, CT > > > > _______________________________________________ > > Email address: > CnC-List@cnc-list.com > To change your list preferences, including unsubscribing -- go to the > bottom of page at: > http://cnc-list.com/mailman/listinfo/cnc-list_cnc-list.com > > >
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