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If you had a 35' cabin cruiser a windless may be a viable option to pull a heavy hook and rode if you didn't want to interrupt martini time with some lady friends on the back deck but for our boats a good small Fortress with 15' of stainless chain, small anchor ball and a milk crate borrowed from the back of a grocery store will serve you well for all your anchoring needs in a much quicker and maintenance free package. Save the money for a good gps plotter and sounder. Terry and I will make sure you have plenty of spots to put on it. ![]()
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Ok, well said. So if fishing alone a good bit, or with not so careful novices, send them below and up through the hatch, is a sufficient solution? I agree, I'm not on my buddies Parker pilot house.
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Let me know when you want to come over for day on the water or when you are taking your sled out and I will run through the motions on handling this yourself with ease. The thinking is a little out of the box but once you see it done you will never have to go to the bow to set and pull your anchor again.
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Freaking cool! Thanks Moose, will take you up on that for sure! Currently there is No opening in deck to anchor locker. Only from inside cuddly thru hatch. And no bow rail.
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It is so refreshing to participate in a forum where people have some common sense and are so willing to help others.
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Yeah I like this place too. Mike is a great guy and I know he is working hard to get his sled where it needs to be without spending a mint.
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http://fortressanchors.com/selection...h=17&Unit=Feet The Fortress and Guardian are basically the same anchor with one that is anodized and a lot more money. Pick what ever one you like. Their selection chart says the G7 will work on your sled but you could go up one size if you like but I don't think it is necessary. Don't forget the 15' of 3/16 stainless chain (yes, it works better than galvanized). Also, get at least 200' of 3/8 nylon rope. I can help you back splice the ends.
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Although the roller bracket/deck pipe setup is so easy to use that I've always been able to drop the anchor quickly when by myself, there is another "lazy man's" anchor set up that Moose is probably referring to that you can use if you're by yourself and too lazy to go up to the front deck . . . just rig up a line from your bow cleat to a snatch block or snap shackle on a 20' line attached to the bow cleat and secured to a midship cleat but hanging over the gunnel into the cockpit. You can keep your line and anchor in a bucket or bin in the cockpit. When you get ready to anchor, just toss the anchor overboard, run the line through the snatch block or snap shackle, and then let out the line connected to snatch block and make bitter end fast to your midship cleat. This way the anchor load will be taken by the bow cleat so boat will head into the wind/waves. You can also do the same thing with an anchor bouy attached to anchor line with a snap shackle. Then when you're ready to haul in the anchor, just pull in the snatch block (or buoy) so the anchor comes up next to the cockpit. That way you can avoid going on deck in rough seas. The buoy has another advantage in that you can use it to help pull the anchor if it gets stuck under a ledge, etc. The only drawback to this method that I can see is that it will be a pain if you have a lot of chain to deal with, whereas the chain is actually easier to handle than rope with the deck pipe/roller bracket setup. Plus if the seas are really big, I'd rather be hauling the anchor up from the bow with it punching into oncoming waves rather than taking the waves on the beam! Denny
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