[SkunkBoat]

I put it next to the pivoting roller and cleat. It is big enough to pass chain.
I cut a hole into the bow anchor locker and siliconed in a piece of 4" landscape drain pipe.

The rode comes out on its own from the weight of the anchor/chain falling.
I hauled the rode onto the deck. If I was moving around I kept it on deck.
Deploying and hauling could be done standing in the open sliding hatch. Sometimes I even hauled it from way back on the main deck with the window open and laid the rode on the main deck.

When done for the day I hauled it below by hand thru the pipe down in the cabin.

That kept the cabin clear of a basket of line. 3/8" 3 strand. 1/4" chain

Before I had the deck pipe I ran it under the windshield, under the sliding hatch and into the cabin. I could actually have line there and still lock the hatch.