Anchor bow roller install

[ashokrags]

Originally Posted by scook

Intuitively, the roller would bear the vertical vector force and the cleat the horizontal. If you’re not in much of a current, those forces shouldn’t be much of an issue. Out here in the Columbia River it’s a very big deal - an anchor rope fouled in the propeller, so the boat is anchored at the stern can and has sunk boats.

Current can be a bit of an issue in the Bay here, depending on where and when I guess.

Thanks so I guess I should plan on the roller bearing forces. so the chucks in the side won't be used anymore i guess, just the bow cleat.


Much obliged,
Cheers
Ashok

[scook]

In the river here, the Salmon and Steelhead tend to travel in very narrow seams, almost single file. We use the chucks or sometimes a short line off the chuck or bow rail stanchion to pull the anchor line off center to angle the boat and move it a little sideways, trying to position over the lane the fish are using to run upstream. Maybe not so useful in the bay???

That requires lifting the line off the roller - if you’re doing that, you’ll need to remove the loop over the top of the line on the roller device.

[pjbrownva]

Originally Posted by scook

In the river here, the Salmon and Steelhead tend to travel in very narrow seams, almost single file. We use the chucks or sometimes a short line off the chuck or bow rail stanchion to pull the anchor line off center to angle the boat and move it a little sideways, trying to position over the lane the fish are using to run upstream. Maybe not so useful in the bay???

That requires lifting the line off the roller - if you’re doing that, you’ll need to remove the loop over the top of the line on the roller device.

Great to know! I'm learning a ton! Thank you.

[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.