I have a 1979 J/24 that my wife and I use for just sailing around Waikiki. At most, we might be in a Friday night beer can race. No concerns about adhering to one design guidelines or anything like that.
My wife wants me to install something that will make it easier to anchor for the times when we want to stop offshore and take a swim (depth 30-50'). Currently we just toss the anchor off the bow and hitch it to a cleat.
What could I install that would make the process simpler without getting into too much heavy modification. I was thinking of an anchor roller that would allow the anchor to stay mounted and then just using a shackle to attach the rode whenever we are planning to use it. In this scenario, I would forego the chain. I know that may be heresy, but seems like not such a big deal for the use we are planning.
Anyone have any suggestions?
My wife wants me to install something that will make it easier to anchor for the times when we want to stop offshore and take a swim (depth 30-50'). Currently we just toss the anchor off the bow and hitch it to a cleat.
What could I install that would make the process simpler without getting into too much heavy modification. I was thinking of an anchor roller that would allow the anchor to stay mounted and then just using a shackle to attach the rode whenever we are planning to use it. In this scenario, I would forego the chain. I know that may be heresy, but seems like not such a big deal for the use we are planning.
Anyone have any suggestions?