Anchor windlass rode bunching, 376

[superiorsailor]

One of the previous owners of my 376 modified the anchor well so chain and rode (110’ rode, 90’ chain) go straight down into the area in front of the V birth. I recently pulled out the entire 200’ to measure and mark increments and now only the first 20’ of rode freefalls into the well area before no more falls in as the rode has coned up to top so no more will free fall into the area. When at anchor recently only chain was deployed each time which the windlass brought in and it fell in easily, due to it s weight.

Suggestions on how to get all 110’ of rode to fall down into the well until chain is reached?

 

[Ralph Johnstone]

Same as I do for my first 250 ft. of nylon rode. Keep sweeping it from side to side to help it down to the bottom Even when the chain appears, I'm down to about 2-3 inches of fall and it still requires a bit of organization to fit in the remaining 60 ft. of chain. Small lockers always require a bit of organization.