This is for Keith, or anyone who wants to single hand.
If you do a lot of single handed sailing, eventually, you're going to get into a tight spot in an anchorage. You may wake up in the morning and discover that the wind changed over night and the stern of your boat might be pretty close to an object that you don't want to drift into when you go to up anchor. Year's ago when I mounted my anchor roller, I mounted it on an angle between the bow plate and the bow pulpit flange, which was the only place that I could mount it without changing my deck hardware. It worked out great for me after I picked up a couple of used snatch blocks in a marine consignment store because it enabled me to raise my anchor from the cockpit while operating my outboard. It works great every time. Using a cut down milk crate with rope handles for my anchor line makes it easy to carry the anchor line to and from the bow to the cockpit. I can remember anchoring in Newport RI Harbor in front of Fort Adams, watching the Newport Folk Festival, and seeing more and more boats anchor behind us in that deep water. I'm glad my wife was with me that day when I had to pull the hook up. That was scary. Anyway, here's some pics that I promised you Keith.
Joe
If you do a lot of single handed sailing, eventually, you're going to get into a tight spot in an anchorage. You may wake up in the morning and discover that the wind changed over night and the stern of your boat might be pretty close to an object that you don't want to drift into when you go to up anchor. Year's ago when I mounted my anchor roller, I mounted it on an angle between the bow plate and the bow pulpit flange, which was the only place that I could mount it without changing my deck hardware. It worked out great for me after I picked up a couple of used snatch blocks in a marine consignment store because it enabled me to raise my anchor from the cockpit while operating my outboard. It works great every time. Using a cut down milk crate with rope handles for my anchor line makes it easy to carry the anchor line to and from the bow to the cockpit. I can remember anchoring in Newport RI Harbor in front of Fort Adams, watching the Newport Folk Festival, and seeing more and more boats anchor behind us in that deep water. I'm glad my wife was with me that day when I had to pull the hook up. That was scary. Anyway, here's some pics that I promised you Keith.
Joe
