Over the anchor roller works fine. I recommend more chain, at least equivalent to the length of your boat if 5/16. Also mark your rode so you know the ratio of road to water depth 4 times works fine most of the time but believe 7 times is recommended
On Mon, Jan 21, 2019 at 7:21 PM Josh Muckley via CnC-List < cnc-list@cnc-list.com> wrote: > For an easy night in a secluded gunk hole you can get away with using the > bow roller to lead the anchor line back to a bow cleat. I do it all the > time and sail up and down the Chesapeake. > > A better practice is to tie on a snubber line using a rolling hitch or an > icicle hitch and then run the snubber lines in a vee below the bow roller, > through the port and stbd fairleads to the bow cleats. A 10' to 15' piece > of line can be kept just for this purpose in the anchor locker. Tie it so > that the tails are roughly the same length and you cleat them such that the > hitch stays about halfway between the water and the bow roller. Ease the > anchor line so that the load it taken by the snubber lines but not so much > that it is drooping slack in the water. In heavy wind and waves the edges > of the bowroller can start chewing on the anchor line. The roller also > presents a lever arm which adds unnecessary stress to the bow. By creating > a "bridle" with 2 attachment points you may reduce some yawing in the wind > and you'll also reduce the risk of a single failure. In some cases the > anchor line is too large to fit the bow cleats properly so a snubber > eliminates that problem. If you ever upgrade to a bigger boat or one with > all chain you're going to need to do this method anyway. If you have a > windlass now or in the future, you may be tempted to simply leave the load > on the windlass. This is a recipe for a damage to the windlass and again > using the snubber method will prevent problems. > > These videos show lazy tails but can be adapted to create 2 working > tails. The icicle just needs to be tied near the middle. The rolling > needs to be tied on a bite. > > https://youtu.be/JFZwfCoETdQ > > https://youtu.be/cA2AJlf0lwE > > For your pre-made section of rope you can improve the snubbing action by > using nylon triple braid and adding rubber snubbers. A rolling hitch on a > bite will be easier to negotiate if snubbers are already installed on the > line. > > Josh Muckley > S/V Sea Hawk > 1989 C&C 37+ > Solomons, MD > > > > > On Mon, Jan 21, 2019, 4:33 PM Sam Tunanidas via CnC-List < > cnc-list@cnc-list.com> wrote: > >> I have a Landfall 38 with a double bow roller. I am in the northern >> Chesapeake Bay. I only use 10' of chain and the rest is 8 plait anchor >> line. The bottom around here is mostly mud and I get incredible holding >> power from my Fortress 23. My question is is it okay to just run the line >> over the bow roller then cleat it off or should I run the line through one >> of the port/starboard bow openings you run your dock lines through? Thanks >> in advance to all responders. >> _______________________________________________ >> >> Thanks everyone for supporting this list with your contributions. Each >> and every one is greatly appreciated. If you want to support the list - >> use PayPal to send contribution -- https://www.paypal.me/stumurray >> >> _______________________________________________ > > Thanks everyone for supporting this list with your contributions. Each > and every one is greatly appreciated. If you want to support the list - > use PayPal to send contribution -- https://www.paypal.me/stumurray > > -- Sent from Gmail Mobile
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