Anchor locker--how to stop rollout

[Windtherapy]

Being new to sailing and only owning speed boats in the past, how does one stop the anchor from rolling out when up? The O'Day 26 I purchased last summer came with a very small Danforth so I am planning on probably buying a Delta, installing a roller and the O'Day has an anchor locker so of course the remaining rode would stay in there however....how does one stop the anchor from rolling out when up? Does one install a cleat inside the anchor locker or am I missing something?

So I need to ask what most think the best anchor is to buy. I know it matters somewhat on the bottom it will be anchoring in so if Lake Huron helps, that's where I will be and hopefully some other days soon Lake Michigan as well.

 

[Ken Cross]

Our anchor is secured with a ball lock pin through the chain at the anchor mount.

As to type of anchor, there are many opinions that sometimes even get emotional. Search archives and you will find tons of information.

Ken

 

[seadaddler]

Yes a cleat to tie off for sure and would be so easy in case of problem and needing
to let out that anchor and tie it off when done,something easy in case of a emergency.
I loved my Delta but after a accident decided to try a Mantus and love it but I will let
some others recommend what is good in your area.
Nick

 

[Charlie Jones s/v Tehani]

Chain hook to a cleat. It's already up there for when the anchor is down, so I use it

 

[Bill Roosa]

Chain or rope rode?
I use a snap link on a line tied to the pull-pit. Just link through a link of chain so the line is tight.

 

[Stu Jackson]

I know it matters somewhat on the bottom it will be anchoring in

Not as much as you may think, based on recent experience with the new generation of anchors.

The Delta is now OLD generation, forget it. Compared to new gen anchors like mantus and rocna. Because the flukes are so small in comparison.

It's like folks continue to say about how great their CQRs are. Which are, unless twice the size of any new gen anchors for their boats, simple rocks on a rope. Deltas are getting that way.

Buy and size your anchoring system based on 21st century designs.

Here's some input for your consideration. Sorry for the grumpy old man attitude, but this stuff is so easy it's a wonder people still wanna promote technology older than rotary dial phones.

Good luck.

Anchor Selection 101 includes good discussions of various system selections and pictures of new generation anchors on bowsprits both short and extendedhttp://c34.org/bbs/index.php/topic,4457.0.html

Why NEW GEN Anchors are Better:

http://c34.org/bbs/index.php/topic,2705.msg19651.html#msg19651

Anchor System Sizing Tables (Reply #6) & Why Swivels are a bad ideahttp://c34.org/bbs/index.php/topic,4990.msg30400.html#msg30400

 

[capta]

If you are using all chain, you need to install a proper chain stop on deck. You will also need a properly installed cleat on the foredeck to tie your snub line to.
When the anchor is on the roller, the chain stop will hold it in place. Many rollers have holes where a rod will go through the ears of the roller and through the anchor.

 

[Terry Cox]

Our Danforth has a slot on the end of the shaft where the chain shackle connects. When we took possession in 2002 the PO used a bungee to secure the anchor to the roller. I wanted something more permanent so I drilled a quarter inch hole through the sides of the roller in line with this shaft slot. I made a SS pin from a long bolt, cut the threads off, then drilled a hole on the end to accept the SS locking cotter pin that I fabricated from a heavy SS wire ring. A SS cable lanyard is used to secure the cotter pin to the roller.

In all the years since, anchoring hundreds of times in all kinds of sea state, this has worked very well for us in these PNW waters. This device was easy to make, strong, and very secure. There have been a couple of times that I banged the anchor into a pile or some such thing, bending the pin. Easy to straighten with a hammer. A second pin with a lanyard and cotter is kept as a backup. The original still works just fine.

 

[Benny17441]

Secure the chain with a fixture like this.

 

[Windtherapy]

Thanks everybody. I think I will get a roller like this and I am assuming the cotter pin at the front is to lock it up through the chain rode (just a few feet is chain on my anchor).

 

[Charlie Jones s/v Tehani]

Actually it's to keep the rode from jumping out of the roller.

 

[Benny17441]

That fixture that you show seems to be just a rode roller and not intended to store the anchor. The pin, like TSBB indicates, is to keep the rode from jumping out and also to allow the removal or installation of the anchor by allowing the rode to be inserted without having to thread it. If you are going to be drilling holes in the deck you might as well go ahead and get a larger unit capable of holding the anchor . These usually come with a curved bail at the front to prevent rode and anchor from jumping the track while allowing the anchor shank to slide through. Install a cleat or chain lock for securing the anchor from unintended and dangerous deployment.

 

[Windtherapy]

Are your talking about something like this?

 

[Charlie Jones s/v Tehani]

Exactly And with either one, you can leave the anchor in it. Given a choicer, I'd take the second one

 

[Windtherapy]

I agree so this what I will do. Thanks everybody!

 

[ttac]

I would tie it off like others suggest to a cleat. If you are looking for a bow roller and an anchor check out the link below to Mantus Anchors. We love our Mantus Products.

www.mantusanchors.com

 

[ggrizzard]

Wind, I have a roller available like the pic in your post 10.
Send me a Private Message if interested. Click on my avatar user name to access.
G.

 

[Windtherapy]

Will do. Give mea a few days. Gotta secure my sailboat after our high winds and replace my water heater and hope to have power back on soon.

 

[Terry Cox]

Here is what I did for our anchor lock. Drilled a 1/4" hole through the bow roller in line with the anchor shaft slot where the chain shackle attaches. Found a SS bolt long enough to extend through the bow roller with the threads cut off. Drilled a small hole through the bolt head for the lanyard and the bolt end for the cotter pin. Lanyard made from SS strand wire secured to the head with compress fitting. Ditto the cotter pin made from a SS ring.

The PO used a bungee cord to secure the anchor to the roller. Wanted something more secure, simple, strong, low cost and reliable. Made this in 2002, anchoring hundreds of times and in all kinds of sea states. Works well for our needs.