I too would welcome comments from experienced users of stern
anchor systems, both on the mechanics of your set-up and experiences/problems when used. We''ll shortly be routinely using one of the two Med Moor arrangements, in our case bow-in as I don''t like the vane and the deep rudder being close to the seawall and perhaps a sloping/shallow seabed where it joins to the wall. I also like the idea of having max steering control while approaching the quay and wedging oneself between the existing boats...and also control when departing, simply by pulling the boat away from the quay using the
anchor line.
Based on other comments I''ve heard to date, using a large
Fortress puts the most holding on the (muddy/sandy) bottom for the least weight, a consideration since one of us will be bent over at a painful ergonomic angle, handling the
rode. We''re thinking 50'' of HT chain and the rest nylon
line. An inelegant choice, we nonetheless can see advantages to using a plastic wash basket to hold the chain &
line (which would live in the cockpit, set aside in a corner on daysails), with the
anchor mounted back aft on the stern pulpit. We have a roller installed on the transom but that last 50'', when it''s all chain, seems like it would be awkward to handle.
Seems like this will turn out to be half ''workable set-up'' and half ''technique''.
Jack
See a new thread for the other unresolved issue: where/how to mount a paraselle off the bow.