Peter,

You just lie down on the foredeck, reach thru the bow pulpit stanchions, and the bow eye is right there.  It’s helpful to have the anchor rode threaded thru the bow eye as part of the prep for dropping the anchor.

Roger Pihlaja
S/V Dynamic Equilibrium

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> On Apr 24, 2020, at 1:26 PM, Peter Nyberg <peter at sunnybeeches.com> wrote:
> 
> ?So, if I understand correctly, you re-thread the rode through the bow eye each time you anchor.  I’ll admit that I’ve never tried to reach the bow eye from the deck of the boat, but it doesn’t sound like an easy maneuver.  
> 
> —Peter
> 
>> On Apr 24, 2020, at 12:35 PM, ROGER PIHLAJA <roger_pihlaja at msn.com> wrote:
>> 
>> 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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>> 
>> 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
>