I have bronze keepers for both anchor stems. A stainless pin goes thru the keeper--not the anchor.
Bob Boyer S/V Rainy Days / Annapolis MD 1983 C&C Landfall 38 - Hull #230 email: dainyr...@icloud.com blog: dainyrays.blogspot.com "There is nothing--absolutely nothing--half so much worth doing as simply messing about in boats." --Kenneth Grahame > On Aug 17, 2015, at 2:28 PM, David Knecht via CnC-List > <cnc-list@cnc-list.com> wrote: > > I have chain connected to the anchor so I am all chain at the point we are > talking about. How do you attach a line to the chain at that point to be > able to tie it off? I can see having a chain hook with a line that I leave > in the anchor locker, but it seems like it would be challenging to tie a line > to the chain one handed while supporting the anchor. Doing all of this in > rough weather with the anchor swinging from the bow sounds like a recipe for > disaster. > Is a windlass powerful enough to pull the stem over the roller? > One additional question: how to people secure the anchor to the roller once > it is in place? I used to use a pin, but after that got bent and the anchor > could not be deployed, I stopped using one on the recommendation of this > list. I now run a small high tech line from the stem through a deck eye and > back to the bow cleat, but I wonder if a chain hook would be a better idea. > Dave > > Aries > 1990 C&C 34+ > New London, CT > > <pastedGraphic.tiff> > >> On Aug 17, 2015, at 10:41 AM, Bill Hoyne via CnC-List >> <cnc-list@cnc-list.com> wrote: >> >> I was using the windless to pull the chain to the point where the shank of >> the anchor cleared the water. I have also pulled the chain by hand (before >> the battery was hooked up) and tied the chain off when the anchor broke the >> water. Once the chain is tied off (rolling hitch with a rope or a chain >> hook) I reach over the bow with the gaff and pull the anchor home. >> Cheers >> Bill >> >> Sent from my iPhone >> >>> On Aug 17, 2015, at 8:11 AM, David Knecht via CnC-List >>> <cnc-list@cnc-list.com> wrote: >>> >>> I am not sure I understand what you are doing. How do you support the >>> anchor/chain while you get forward to get a gaff hooked onto it? Dave >>> >>>> On Aug 17, 2015, at 8:46 AM, Bill Hoyne via CnC-List >>>> <cnc-list@cnc-list.com> wrote: >>>> >>>> I have a Rocna 20kg anchor and although I have a windlass I don't use it >>>> to pull the anchor over the roller. I use a gaff over the pulpit to hook >>>> on the roller of the anchor. Pull it home with no problem and can hold in >>>> place while I tighten it up. Works like a charm and a lot less stress on >>>> the equipment. >>>> Bill >>>> Mithrandir >>>> C&C 35 MKII >>>> >>>> >>>> Sent from my iPhone >>>> >>>>> On Aug 17, 2015, at 7:17 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? 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