anquering question?

[jobi]

my boat has no anchor locker, the anchor sit in the cockpit lazarette,
how does it work? am I suposed to drop the anker from the cockpit and then tie the line to the bow?

I know this must be s silly question but still why is the anchor in the cockpit?

pleas forgive my english, I cant spell anchor properly and cant edit my title.

[erps]

Two of our previous boats didn't have anchor lockers either. We used to keep the anchor rode in a milk crate and walk the anchor and rode up to the bow when it was time to anchor. I suppose you could anchor the cockpit as well, but I wouldn't tie the rode off the stern.

[sailingdog]

You could easily run the anchor rode outside the lifelines and then forward to the bow and then back to the cockpit lazarette....then you deploy the anchor from the cockpit and the boat will swing head to wind as the anchor sets. Of course, you really wouldn't want to do that with an all chain rode...

[jobi]

thanks guys!

I have the room up front to open the deck and do an anchor locker, is it worth it?

[DwayneSpeer]

Originally Posted by jobi

thanks guys!

I have the room up front to open the deck and do an anchor locker, is it worth it?

I'd have to say yes, it is worth having the anchor already in the bow and tied to the rode ready to deploy quickly in the event of an emergency. You to need to worry just a bit, however, with placing to much weight in the bow as it will cause a very heavy ride and tendency to hobby-horse.

[bljones]

Originally Posted by jobi

am I suposed to drop the anker from the cockpit and then tie the line to the bow?

I highly recommend you attach your anchor rode to the bow prior to dropping the anchor. you have to buy fewer anchors that way.
rather than cutting yet another big hole in your boat, look into installing a bow roller, or simply installing deck chocks to secure your anchor on deck, then led the rode through a hawse pipe to the chain locker under the deck. in fact, looking at the pic it looks like you may already have a pair of Danforth hangers installed on the pulpit, and it looks like a hawse pipe is already there as well.

[ulferlingsson]

Originally Posted by jobi

thanks guys!

I have the room up front to open the deck and do an anchor locker, is it worth it?

First, it is common practice in Scandinavia to anchor from the stern, not the bow. The bow is usually tied to land so one can jump ashore directly, whether in a natural harbor or at a quay. In the Med I see them anchoring the other way, stern to shore. Different habits.

But for anchoring away from land one should of course anchor from the bow. I had the same situation and I solved it this way:

In the stern I had a small emergency anchor with rode ready to be thrown in a second. Let's say a line got caught when sailing out of the harbor and there is not even time to start the motor, that kind of situation. Of course, my boat had no transom and the rudder could be locked easily, so it could lie with the stern to the waves temporarily.

In the bow I put a roller and a plow style anchor without hinge (type Delta). It was tied with a quick-release knot on a thin line. In the cockpit storage I had a canvas bag with the rode, chain and rope ready. The chain end was prepared with an anchor shackle, so I could easily carry the chain to the bow, attach it, release the line, and let go of the anchor, all in less than a minute.

[jobi]

the way I see it the anchor clips on the bow with its tail cliped in the V notch on the anchor post, the rodes and line kept in the cockpit can be cliped in seconds with a carabinier to the anchor when needed, also thers a winch in line with anchor post, maybe to hoist the anchor up?

[scottyt]

Originally Posted by ulferlingsson

In the bow I put a roller and a plow style anchor without hinge (type Delta). It was tied with a quick-release knot on a thin line. In the cockpit storage I had a canvas bag with the rode, chain and rope ready. The chain end was prepared with an anchor shackle, so I could easily carry the chain to the bow, attach it, release the line, and let go of the anchor, all in less than a minute.

jobi and "ulf" 9 sorry to much to type )

dont not go around with out the anchor attached to the rode, it needs to be tie wired so what ever shackel you use does not come apart. unless you tie wire it every time you use it you are going to loose the anchor one day.

now for what you can do, get a milk crate, or heavy canvass bag and have it up front ready to go when you need to anchor

[jobi]

scotty the anchor is clipped to the anchor post with a carabinier, even in the boat rolls over it cant mouve. the same locking carabinier is used to tie the rode and line. you need to unscrue and push the clip inward to hook or unhook it, no way in hell this will happen by accident.