Less than a year ago, I bought a new-to-me 2004 373. While I've sailed for decades, this is the first boat I've owned with an anchor windlass. When the anchor is on the bow roller (while sailing, or moored) it seems/sounds prudent to use some type of anchor tensioner or lock... both to protect the windlass from unnecessary strain, and to prevent catastrophe if the windlass were to ever "let go" at an inopportune time. The previous owner used (and I continue to use) a very light line attached to the bow pulpit and tied through the anchor/shackle/swivel, which I suppose is better than nothing at all, but I'm thinking could and should be much better than it is. I've looked at all sorts of tensioners, locks, chain-grabbers, snubbers, etc, but my problem is that the shank of the anchor itself reaches almost all the way back under the lid that covers the chain locker, and then the chain passes under that lid back to where the top of the windlass is visible behind the locker. I can get something to grab the chain between the anchor and the windlass, but with the chain being recessed below the deck, I can't figure out how I would ever attach the lock/tether/whatever to the boat in such a way as to be pulling aft to relieve the strain from the windlass. Unfortunately I'm hours away from my boat, and don't have a good photo, but here's a random photo from the internet that shows a SIMILAR anchor/windlass/locker configuration... if anything, the shank on mine extends farther aft under the edge of the door than the one in the photo... but you get the idea. Anyone want to share what they do (or do you do nothing?) to secure their anchors if they have a similar configuration? Thanks.