1/4" chain on windlass

[mageekenneth]

I had planned on using 30' of chain and a long 3-strand nylon rode for
my anchoring, but after reading the replies from all of you on this
set up, I am comtemplating buying 100' of 1/4" high test chain and
going with an all chain/anchor set up. I am wondering if anything
special is required when transitioning from the windlass? How does
the chain tie off to the bow of the boat. Ordinarily I would use the
bow cleat and chock/rode guide (Not sure what to call the factory
installed guides are that lead the anchor rode overboard. Does a
length of nylon rode(snubber), say perhaps 3 meters long) tie onto the
chain, and is this routed through the guide to the bow cleat? I can't
imagine looping the chain around the cleat and routing it through the
guide. What happens to the length of chain between the snubber and
the windlass? Does it just rest on deck?
It seems like the older I get the more I realize that what I do know
has little to do with what Should know. Ignorance is bliss and there
was a time, not so long ago, when I was truly one happy S.O.B.

 

[pelagicasd]

Snubber through the fairlead or chock. Chain hook on the end of the snubber. Splice it on and use a thimble and shackle. Chain hooks on to the hook. Leave a length of chain hanging between the hook and the boat. I like the rubber snubber sold by west marine. We used it every time we anchored. Do you have a windlass? If so, chain goes through the anchor roller from the windlass. Walt
To: AlbinVega@yahoogroups.comFrom: mageekenneth@...: Sat, 13 Dec 2008 08:08:54 +0000Subject: [AlbinVega] 1/4" chain on windlass
I had planned on using 30' of chain and a long 3-strand nylon rode for my anchoring, but after reading the replies from all of you on this set up, I am comtemplating buying 100' of 1/4" high test chain and going with an all chain/anchor set up. I am wondering if anything special is required when transitioning from the windlass? How does the chain tie off to the bow of the boat. Ordinarily I would use the bow cleat and chock/rode guide (Not sure what to call the factory installed guides are that lead the anchor rode overboard. Does a length of nylon rode(snubber), say perhaps 3 meters long) tie onto the chain, and is this routed through the guide to the bow cleat? I can't imagine looping the chain around the cleat and routing it through the guide. What happens to the length of chain between the snubber and the windlass? Does it just rest on deck?It seems like the older I get the more I realize that what I do know has little to do with what Should know. Ignorance is bliss and there was a time, not so long ago, when I was truly one happy S.O.B.

 

[mageekenneth]

How have you mounted the bow roller for the windlass? Have you made some type of adapter plate or have you come across a roller that fits well onto the bow of the VEGA? How far back from the bow should the windlass be mounted? On your boat, how much space did you leave between the inboard end of the bow roller and the windlass?