Hammer , *i just unwrap the chain off the cleat and let her rip. *the bracket on my pulpit is homemade and the roller is a 4" trailer roller. *it pretty much stays in the *track of the actual roller bracket. i offset the deckpipe because when you are taking in the line, you can pile it on the deck between the bow and the sliding hatch and still go below and pull the line into the locker later. * i installed the wooden part as far back as the sliding hatch would allow for strength.
when you do install yours, i would also suggest the oversized cleat, you can keep a bowline on it all the time and with the chain wrapped , the anchor ain't goin nowhere. you don't need any other device to hold it fast.. i used to dive with a guy that had a short speargun band in the top shackle of the anchor, when he pulled the anchor up he would just pop the band over the cleat. that also worked grreat.
