If you do install a swivel, you may have to add a shackle so the swivel doesn't ride down the anchor and jam sideways. That's how I left a 35-lb Delta on the bottom of Montague Harbour.
Jim Watts Paradigm Shift C&C 35 Mk III Victoria, BC On 17 August 2015 at 23:28, Knowles Rich via CnC-List <cnc-list@cnc-list.com > wrote: > Although I’m not a great fan of having any more components than absolutely > needed in an anchor rode, a swivel installed between the chain and anchor > can ensure the anchor can rotate and more easily traverse the roller than a > shackle. Locktite is a good thing to use when installing a swivel. > > Rich Knowles > Nanaimo, BC > Boatless! > > > > On Aug 17, 2015, at 21:09, svpegasu...@gmail.com via CnC-List < > cnc-list@cnc-list.com> wrote: > > Of course. Although I have to modify the one at the anchor because the pin > gets hing up on the bow roller fitting. > > Doug Mountjoy > svPegasus > LF38 > just west of Ballard, WA. > > > ------ Original message------ > *From: *dwight veinot via CnC-List > *Date: *Mon, Aug 17, 2015 11:17 > *To: *cnc-list@cnc-list.com; > *Cc: *dwight veinot; > *Subject:*Re: Stus-List Anchor roller > > I hope you seized all the shackles > > Dwight Veinot > C&C 35 MKII, *Alianna* > Head of St. Margaret's Bay, NS > d.ve...@bellaliant.net > > > On Mon, Aug 17, 2015 at 12:23 PM, svpegasu...@gmail.com < > cnc-list@cnc-list.com> wrote: > >> On Pegasus I have a 46lb CQR and 125 ft of chain. I have an electric >> windlass. I have been anchored in 30 kt winds and slept great knowing I was >> going nowhere. The tough part was finding a shackle that would clear the >> bow roller. Sometimes I have to use a hook to pull the anchor over the bow >> roller. I have had 7 boats hanging off of my anchor. Granted thise times >> have been in very protected anchorages. In a crowded place I will tie a >> bouy (crab bouy) on my anchor before dropping. Always interesting to see >> where it winds up. >> >> Doug Mountjoy >> svPegasus >> LF38 >> just west of Ballard, WA. >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> >> 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 > > > > > Rich Knowles > Nanaimo, BC > Boatless! > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > 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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