My anchor roller is directly in line with my (plastic housing) Harken Roller Furling. I've broken off a couple pieces of the housing when in a rush to get the anchor up singlehanding. Roller furling is still functioning fine but obviously it's not a great situation.
The boat is a Pearson Triton. I'm pondering mounting the roller about 5 inches off the centerline to give me good clearance from the roller furling (have to be honest that I'm pondering dumping the furling entirely but that's another story. I'm also wondering about putting on a double roller instead of the single roller. The Mantus anchor I have won't allow two anchors on the roller but it would be nice to be able to have the chain from a second anchor over a roller instead of snubbed through a fairlead as happens now.
I'm wondering if there will be any difference in the way she lies at anchor if the roller is off center a bit. She's generally pretty good and doesn't wander too much.
Any thoughts?
And thanks for answering a million questions. I've gotten some great info here. There's probably more questions to come.
The boat is a Pearson Triton. I'm pondering mounting the roller about 5 inches off the centerline to give me good clearance from the roller furling (have to be honest that I'm pondering dumping the furling entirely but that's another story. I'm also wondering about putting on a double roller instead of the single roller. The Mantus anchor I have won't allow two anchors on the roller but it would be nice to be able to have the chain from a second anchor over a roller instead of snubbed through a fairlead as happens now.
I'm wondering if there will be any difference in the way she lies at anchor if the roller is off center a bit. She's generally pretty good and doesn't wander too much.
Any thoughts?
And thanks for answering a million questions. I've gotten some great info here. There's probably more questions to come.