cheap stern rail anchor bracket

srust58

srust58

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Aug 19, 2013
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Sirius 22 Minneapolis
Projects for your Siruis...what have you come up with

I used to keep the stern anchor in the small cockpit locker and it was always a hassle to get it out and deploy..being the motor is on that side too. Leaving things to the last minute as usual I cobbled this together out of some 3/4 inch PVC scraps and a few plumbing fittings. Worked great on out last trip. It may be ghetto but it sure beats paying for the expensive stainless steel "boat hardware". This is the prototype mark I version and I am sure it could slim down on the next version...someday.:D

The solar panel brackets show up in this photo though the lower one is hard to see against the rudder. Also made from PVC scraps. The panel rotates and tilts and locks into position



You can see I robbed it of a bolt and nut to fix something else on the trip...guess I should replace it.:D



You can see the top bracket for the solar panel in this photo. The offset groove cut into the anchor bracket allows clearance for the inside bent edge of the fluke when the anchor is taken out or put into the bracket.



While sailing I leave the chain hooked to the anchor and then when we pack up the boat I slip the chain onto the hook in the PVC cap and it holds it in place while trailering.




Once the anchor is set into place it locks into the bracket and does not move or flop around.



Here you can see the anchor bracket and the solar panel mount...from a distance. The panel mounts on the pole a bit off center for more clearance on the boarding ladder.
 
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centerline

centerline

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Mar 20, 2012
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Cal 34-III, MacGregor 25 Salem, Oregon
I like the anchor holder/hanger, but that hawse pipe looks like a real b@ast@rd to feed the chain in to when drawing the anchor:cry:
 
srust58

srust58

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Aug 19, 2013
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Sirius 22 Minneapolis
centerline said:
I like the anchor holder/hanger, but that hawse pipe looks like a real b@ast@rd to feed the chain in to when drawing the anchor:cry:
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The rope is more trouble than the chain...after a few links are in the weight helps feed it through. Both rope and chain feed out just fine without having to get into the locker and that was more important. Being it is the stern anchor it is almost always pulled up first so I can take my time. Usually I just coiled up the rode along the side deck and once the anchor was in the bracket I would reach into the locker and pull the rope through. Still not ideal so the Mark II version will have a different hawse pipe now that I have the time to think it all through instead of a few days before my trip like last time.:D Same thing happened with the mount for the autopilot. On receiving it I realized it did not come with a mounting bracket:cry:...that was extra and $$ so I made something up quick that worked quite well but could be neater so that too will be refined in the Mark II version.
 
srust58

srust58

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Aug 19, 2013
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Sirius 22 Minneapolis
Nils T said:
The anchor won't come out when you hit a bit wave?
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I don't have any concern about that. It locks in quite secure as it needs to rise up several inches to come clear of the top bracket and it fits tight so it needs to be pulled up at the proper angle. It will bind with any off angle force. In the conditions I am likely to encounter 0-6 foot waves I have no worries...even popping out of the lower bracket. I would not trailer the boat with it in place as it would be possible to hit a big pothole and make the shank pop out at the bottom and bang around. It is fit to the particular anchor and only fits that anchor due to the different crown shapes and angles so if anyone builds something like this just keep that in mind...trying to make one that is one size fits all may make the fit too sloppy and not as secure. The anchor has that angled crown and notice that the bracket sits on the rail at an angle. It needs to pull up and back coming out of the bracket and the flukes have to tip a bit outboard as it comes out. It may not be obvious looking at it but it does not just "pop out".
 
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