Andy Rogers
Member II
I spent my first night at anchor on Nirvana (1984 E-38) this past weekend and have come up with a number of questions:
1. The bottom of the anchor locker has a padeye to which I have tied the bitter end of the rode. When securing the knot I pulled up on the rode and noticed that the entire bottom of the locker flexes upward. I went below and noticed that the padeye is not backed or glassed into any structural part of the hull. My guess is that if I ever got to the bitter end of the rode that it would just yank out my anchor locker. Any better solutions out there?
2. There are two cleats, port and stbd, under each side of the pulpit to which I attached the anchor rode after paying out the appropriate scope. As a result the rode passes one of the pulpit supports and rubs against it before getting to the roller. Is the the normal cleat to attach the rode to?
3. After pulling up the anchor twice by hand, and with a little help from the engine, I realized that a windlass would have made the job a lot easier, not to mention less painful and smelly. (L.I. Sound mud stinks!) Has anyone installed a windlass, electric or manual? Where exactly would it go and what would it mount to?
Thanks,
Andy
1. The bottom of the anchor locker has a padeye to which I have tied the bitter end of the rode. When securing the knot I pulled up on the rode and noticed that the entire bottom of the locker flexes upward. I went below and noticed that the padeye is not backed or glassed into any structural part of the hull. My guess is that if I ever got to the bitter end of the rode that it would just yank out my anchor locker. Any better solutions out there?
2. There are two cleats, port and stbd, under each side of the pulpit to which I attached the anchor rode after paying out the appropriate scope. As a result the rode passes one of the pulpit supports and rubs against it before getting to the roller. Is the the normal cleat to attach the rode to?
3. After pulling up the anchor twice by hand, and with a little help from the engine, I realized that a windlass would have made the job a lot easier, not to mention less painful and smelly. (L.I. Sound mud stinks!) Has anyone installed a windlass, electric or manual? Where exactly would it go and what would it mount to?
Thanks,
Andy