David, I just wrap the chain itself around the cleat, usually holds pretty good with just one circle wrap...and I also use a pin to secure to the anchor roller and a snap shackle to a link in the chain on one end and secured to the toe rail on the other for a redundant secure... a windlass is good but what if it fails to work, probably a good idea to learn a workable way to do it by hand
Dwight Veinot C&C 35 MKII, *Alianna* Head of St. Margaret's Bay, NS d.ve...@bellaliant.net On Mon, Aug 17, 2015 at 3:28 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 > > > 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? Dave > > Aries > 1990 C&C 34+ > New London, CT > > <pastedGraphic.tiff> > > _______________________________________________ > > 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 > > _______________________________________________ > > 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 > > > Dr. David Knecht > Professor of Molecular and Cell Biology > Core Microscopy Facility Director > University of Connecticut > 91 N. Eagleville Rd. > Storrs, CT 06269 > 860-486-2200 > > _______________________________________________ > > 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 > > _______________________________________________ > > 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 > > > > _______________________________________________ > > 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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