Anchor bow roller install

[ashokrags]

Originally Posted by steplift20

You don't need a bow pulpit, I like that looks good too and very useable , what backing plate did you use? Large washers or a plate? Once you start drilling into the deck ( scares me) there is no turning back . And then how do you run the chain and rode? Just let it hang or do you disconnect it and hook it up when you use it?

Is this directed towards me?

[steplift20]

Yes or any other Steplift owners who have a anchor roller . Sorry I took so long to reply

[scook]

A couple of things:

I used fender washers and it gets pulled on pretty hard - no issues so far.

The offer of my roller that wasn’t suitable for anchoring in the river current is still good if any of you guys want it for the shipping cost. I’m cleaning stuff out and try to send the good things to good homes when I can.

[pjbrownva]

General update on my progress...

I love the tilting anchor roller I bought.
I got some SS hardware, drilled holes and mounted it and...

My anchor is big enough that it could hit the fiberglass.

A friend gave me several pieces of scrap epe wood (brazilian hard wood), so that I can make a bow pulpit to get the roller further away from the deck.

I'm thinking that I'll use a piece of epe inside the cabin too to serve as my backing plate, along with large fender washers.

Reading other people's posts, I guess I went overboard.

I have 300' of woven 1/2 nylon anchor line, plus 10' of 1/2" chain (I *think*),
and I got a 13 lb Rocna anchor, plus a fairly large Fortress anchor, so I can swap out anchors if and as needed, and/or have a spare.

I also have 200' of twisted 3 strand nylon rope... my thinking is if I need more than 300', I'll tie the existing line through the eye of the 200', and suddenly have 500'.

So... I'm not sure when I'll get to the epe fabrication part.
I'm torn between using "PL Construction adhesive" or epoxy to bond pieces
of wood together to make the pulpit wider and thicker.

I'll use 3M 4000 UV, or maybe fast cure 5200 when I mount it.
I took off the cleat, and moved the bow lights.

I'm not worried about the holes in the deck. 5200 in them, then lots of 5200 around them when I install the pulpit, and I think they'll become a non-issue.

I went with the 1/2 line because I read that thinner line can be tough on your hands.

I have an inexpensive plastic deck pipe. I don't know if it's best to mount it near to the bow, or nearer the windshield on the starboard side... the thought would be that I could open the walk-through windshield, and deploy or retrieve the anchor right from the cabin. I'd put a laundry basket below to catch the rope.

Not sure... this is all new to me, but I like the idea of anchoring and retrieving from the cockpit... it also seems like a real plus for when I'm fishin' alone.

More to come. O.P. -- please let us know how you make out.

-Philip