Bow roller for 393

[iwindance]

I have a single bow roller for my Delta 35 and would like to add another for a Fortress 25, any suggestions appreciated. My anchor locker can be divided as of now it is one compartment. Alternative would be a stern anchor mount I suppose.

 

[Stu Jackson]

I think you'll find that the geometry of a boat bow and the combination of a Delta and a Fortress will provide some unusual challenges. I have seen many, many pictures of people "trying" to get a Fortress (or Danforth) on a bow roller next to a plough. Most don't work, so before you try to go that route, think it through. You have a good idea about having the Fortress on the stern. You could always walk the rode forward if need be after deploying it from the stern.

Do you use two anchors regularly?

 

[iwindance]

I don't use two anchors generally but I am planning a trip up the East Coast this Spring and would like to be able to deploy when and if necessary. Probably the stern does make the most sense for the Fortress.

 

[Paul Mermelstein]

I have a 393 and am intimately familiar with the layout. I also use a 44 lb Delta and have a Danforth (never used) as a backup. I have been thinking about the same thing and have sort of concluded the best options are: 1) clip the Danforth to the inside of the bow pulpit rail with the rode led fair so it can be deployed quickly if needed, or 2) divide the large anchor locker and hang the Danforth vertically inside.

I'd like to hear your ideas as they develop.

 

[Gunni]

I thought the 393 had a double bow roller? The 411 does, and since they are so similar, you may be able to adapt a 411 double roller. A double roller is nice, but not essential - I keep a 66lbs Manson Sumpreme, and 35lb CQR mounted. My third anchor is a Guardian (think it is a G37) which I keep broken-down in the aft lazarette in it's custom bag, along the tools to assemble. The CQR / Guardian's 250' of chain/braid rode sit in a plastic drum in the anchor locker. Drilled a bunch of 1/2 holes in the bottom of the barrel to drain water. There is no need to build a separator.

I bought the beneteau, in part based on the excellent ground tackle design. Two guys could get down into that anchor locker. An oversized horizontal windlass recessed inside, and that beefy double bow roller. And the whole thing doubles as a crash cell.