Recommendations Needed-Bow Roller Mods
- Thread starter rgranger
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This is the setup on my Oday 25. The anchor is pinned to the deck when not used. This setup has survived 70 kt blows at anchor in the Bahamas. It allows for the rode to be cleated off without chaffing.
You are fortunate your boat has a nice flat surface on the bow to mount an anchor roller. Take a look at the pics of my H26 and you'll see the problem we H26 owners have.
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Not too expensive. And if you end up not liking it you can simply remove it, leaving no new holes or permanent changes to your boat.
Here's a pic I shot of another anchor roller installation on a H26. I'm guessing that the offset of the roller allows the anchor to be stored.
Here is my latest attempt at a bow roller for H26. A slight modification on Doug's. I offset the roller so that the anchor can stow along side the deck. I still need to come up with some protection and an attachment point for the rode. I also flipped the U-bolt so that it doesn't interfere with the anchor and still gives me an attachment point ( i rarely use the big Bruce anchor, except for longer trips. Normally I use the anchor in the locker.). I drilled the anchor so that the push pin fits through and secures it. Like Doug's, no extra holes drilled in the boat 
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Fred
I like it. Thanks for posting. Are you only going to use it to haul and store? I guess I'm thinking that if you left the rode running through the roller at anchor, the non-liner shock loads will torque that off-set roller and damage your bow... also chafe your rode. But just using it to stow and retrieve seems like a great mod.
I like it. Thanks for posting. Are you only going to use it to haul and store? I guess I'm thinking that if you left the rode running through the roller at anchor, the non-liner shock loads will torque that off-set roller and damage your bow... also chafe your rode. But just using it to stow and retrieve seems like a great mod.
Ah! Interesting twist Fred! I like the idea of drilling a hole in the anchor so the pin can go through to hold it.
I had to use mine two weekends ago in an emergency. The winds were about 25 knots, held real well. Didn't seem to stress the roller or the bow at all. Much better than just letting the rode over the side. So far so good. One of my friends with a H26 also installed the same roller on his boat and likes it a lot.
I had to use mine two weekends ago in an emergency. The winds were about 25 knots, held real well. Didn't seem to stress the roller or the bow at all. Much better than just letting the rode over the side. So far so good. One of my friends with a H26 also installed the same roller on his boat and likes it a lot.
I moved my roller furler to the tang instead, which I think is a much better attachment point.
Is there any hardware, i.e., toggles, or some kind of extension below the drum that you could make changes to, making the head-stay about 5 inches shorter? Is there any room to adjust the turnbuckles shorter. What about at the top, any room for adjustment there?