Here is a pic of what I call "anchor keepers"--I don't know what their correct name is but I bought them and added them to my boat a long time ago. Right now I only have one anchor in place.
http://i1298.photobucket.com/albums/ag50/RainyDays99/Anchor%20Keepers%20w%20border_zpsz8chw4mg.jpg Bob On Aug 17, 2015, at 3:01 PM, Robert Boyer via CnC-List wrote: > 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? 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. 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