Sam — I typically anchor with the line over the roller. Same sort of setup as you have, but a larger Fortress; and we anchor in sand up in the Apostle Islands.
— Fred Fred Street -- Minneapolis S/V Oceanis (1979 C&C Landfall 38) -- on the hard in Bayfield, WI :^( > On Jan 21, 2019, at 3:32 PM, Sam Tunanidas via CnC-List > <[email protected]> wrote: > > I have a Landfall 38 with a double bow roller. I am in the northern > Chesapeake Bay. I only use 10' of chain and the rest is 8 plait anchor line. > The bottom around here is mostly mud and I get incredible holding power from > my Fortress 23. My question is is it okay to just run the line over the bow > roller then cleat it off or should I run the line through one of the > port/starboard bow openings you run your dock lines through? Thanks in > advance to all responders.
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