In anticipation of rebuilding the fo’c’sle structure I removed the big bronze bow roller yesterday. https://ericsonyachts.org/ie/ubs/fo’c’sle-rebuild-part-1.1023/
One of the challenges in this area is storage of my Mantus anchor. There was a Bruce on there which fit well but routinely failed to set in the hard sand of the Columbia River. I could probably switch to a Fortress which generally works well in the river and may fit the bow roller better but I really like the solid set of the Mantus and it seems more versatile than the Fortress.
Being in a narrow river with lots of ships and barges and currents I would like to be able to deploy an anchor quickly in case of an emergency. Right now I have to open the anchor locker, drag the anchor out and pass it around the stanchion and onto the roller before it can be let out, wasting precious seconds.
There are two issues with the current configuration. The first is that the hoop on the anchor catches on the bow rail and the anchor cannot move aft enough on the roller to sit down and stay. The second is that the tip of the anchor has to sit alongside the bow a few inches in order to even get that far back.
With the fo’c’sle area being reworked I have the opportunity to improve the fit of the anchor. I would like to reuse the existing bow roller structure to help with chainplate stability (see the comments from Ken in the blog linked above) so a new longer anchor roller is probably not an option. But I don’t know what I should do with the current setup. I would love to get some ideas and options from the group. Thank you.



One of the challenges in this area is storage of my Mantus anchor. There was a Bruce on there which fit well but routinely failed to set in the hard sand of the Columbia River. I could probably switch to a Fortress which generally works well in the river and may fit the bow roller better but I really like the solid set of the Mantus and it seems more versatile than the Fortress.
Being in a narrow river with lots of ships and barges and currents I would like to be able to deploy an anchor quickly in case of an emergency. Right now I have to open the anchor locker, drag the anchor out and pass it around the stanchion and onto the roller before it can be let out, wasting precious seconds.
There are two issues with the current configuration. The first is that the hoop on the anchor catches on the bow rail and the anchor cannot move aft enough on the roller to sit down and stay. The second is that the tip of the anchor has to sit alongside the bow a few inches in order to even get that far back.
With the fo’c’sle area being reworked I have the opportunity to improve the fit of the anchor. I would like to reuse the existing bow roller structure to help with chainplate stability (see the comments from Ken in the blog linked above) so a new longer anchor roller is probably not an option. But I don’t know what I should do with the current setup. I would love to get some ideas and options from the group. Thank you.


