James, I added an anchor locker and bow rollers to Calypso back in1999. We did cut a big hole in the deck above the empty space forward of the sail locker (V berth). The anchor locker hatch cover was fabricated from the deck cut out. The space underneath received re-enforcements of an extra bulkhead and a fiberglass I beam to distribute the loads from the windlass. A floor fabbed from Starboard was added to support the chain and rode. An issue for us is draining the anchor locker as it is below the water line (Approx. 6' from deck to floor). We have tried many different bilge pump types and have settled with a hose running aft that shares a pump with the shower drain. The one thing we missed on the original fabrication is a gutter to reduce rain and spray running into the locker. As part of the ongoing deck restoration project I have custom molded a gutter that will collect 75% of the run off and channel it overboard.
For bow rollers we went with a custom fab out of SS that bolted over the C&C stem fitting with additional SS running aft to spread the loads out. In cruising mode we carry a 65lb CQR on the bow roller with 90' of chain and 300' of rode. For racing both the main and spare anchors are stowed further aft and much of the year we stick with Danforth types and leave the CQR ashore. If the weather is getting a bit nautical we will carry the big anchor onboard in case we need a "E" brake. BTW, last night I was looking through some of my Transpac 1979 pictures as part of a winter project to digitize some of my 40 years of sailing pictures. I did that race on a 1974 C&C39 with an Atomic 4 aux engine. Relevant to the cnc-list discussion on carrying gasoline on deck I noticed we had 25 gallons of gasoline stored in the cockpit in 5 gallon plastic jugs. IIRC we also had 2 smokers on the crew and asked them to smoke downwind of the spare fuel. That racing 39 carried very light anchoring gear stored in the sail locker area. I you are interested in some pictures of Calypso's anchor locker and/or bow rollers send me a direct email and I will forward a copy. Martin DeYoung Calypso 1971 C&C 43 Seattle -----Original Message----- From: CnC-List [mailto:cnc-list-boun...@cnc-list.com] On Behalf Of James Nichols via CnC-List Sent: Thursday, December 31, 2015 9:51 AM To: cnc-list@cnc-list.com Cc: James Nichols Subject: Stus-List Davits to anchors Tom, You touched on another thing I am having to figure out on the C&C 39. I am planning on cruising as well. So she is going to be fairly loaded and the anchor/chain combo should balance the weight added to the rear of the boat due to the Davis and dingy. Above the Davis I plan on putting a rack for solar panels. But, the anchor. The boat has one, and currently it is under the forward v-birth. But that is no place for it to be ready and useable. The cleats and fairleads seem to be more for lines than chain. I'm thinking that a deck box may work at the bow to store the anchor chain, but replacing the double fairleads at the very tip of the bow with a roller concerns me a bit. I've also considered installing a hatch at the bow so the very front of the boat that is just inside storage can be utilized as a chain locker, but cutting that big a hole in the deck concerns me more than changing out the fairleads for a bow roller. James S/V Kristy C&C 39 _______________________________________________ Email address: CnC-List@cnc-list.com To change your list preferences, including unsubscribing -- go to the bottom of page at: http://cnc-list.com/mailman/listinfo/cnc-list_cnc-list.com
