Peter,

I simply unhook the anchor chain from the rode, hang the anchor (assuming it’s the Fortress Danforth style) from its holder on the bow pulpit, and pull the few feet of rode backwards thru the bow eye.  Then, I recoil the anchor rode back into the bucket ready for its next use.

Roger Pihlaja
S/V Dynamic Equilibrium

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From: Peter Nyberg<mailto:peter at sunnybeeches.com>
Sent: Friday, April 24, 2020 11:14 AM
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Subject: Re: [Rhodes22-list] Bow Eye vs. Bow Cleat?

Roger,

You raise a valid point.  In order to let out more scope, I would first have to pull in 10 feet of rode.

I’m always will to reconsider how I do things, but I’m unclear about some details of your system.  After you’ve retrieved your anchor, you’ve got the anchor on deck still attached to the rode, unused rode in a bucket on deck, and the rode still passing through the bow eye.  What happens next, to the anchor, and to the rode?

—Peter

> On Apr 24, 2020, at 8:22 AM, ROGER PIHLAJA <roger_pihlaja at msn.com> wrote:
>
> Peter,
>
> I find if I run the anchor line from the bow eye thru the bow chock and then to the bow cleat; that, I don’t get any chafing.
>
> If I need to adjust the anchor rode in the middle of the night, mine is neatly coiled up in the bucket on the foredeck ready for use.  I just uncleat the anchor rode from the bow cleat and I can do whatever needs doing.  The anchor rode slides in either direction thru the bow eye with no issues.  With your anchor rode attached to the end of the painter, 10 feet away from the bow and maybe stretched as tight as a guitar string due to a storm &/or tidal flow, what do you do?  With the painter attached to the bow eye with a shackle and a thimble, there is no way to quick release it there.  If you need to increase the scope quickly, what do you do?
>
> Roger Pihlaja
> S/V Dynamic Equilibrium
>