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I approached the situation a little differently as follows:
I bought 300' of double braid rope - got a deal on e-bay
I also got a plow type anchor that fits easily in the front locker (hydrobubble)
I made a small half circle notch in the top of the anchor locker door so that I could close the door on the remaining rode while anchored.

The double braid lays easily in the anchor locker and tangles very little coming out. The plow anchor fits in with the line and is probably the best anchor I've used on a small boat in sand, mud and especially grass, which fouls danforths.