Derek, We have a similar anchor/rode/line configuration. What works best for us is to have the anchor hanging from a bracket off the bow pulpit (with a bungee cord for extra protection from slipping off). We keep the rode and the 150 feet of line in a nice mesh bag made for this, which we bought at West Marine for less than $30. This keep the anchor ready to use at a moment's notice, and the rope stays neat and untangled. Everything dries quickly in the mesh bag.
Fair winds, Lynn 1975 C27 #1956 Ceol na Mara On Aug 2, 2009, at 12:08 PM, Derek Atkin <[email protected]> wrote: > My 79 C27 had a Danforth 13 anchor, 6 foot rhode and about 150 ft of > line. After my first anchor experince this weekend I need a better > solution than hauling the thing up from the back of the boat, where > its currently stored.. > > I was looking at stanchion/pulpit mounts for the front of the boat > to hang the anchor on - but what does one do with all the line? My > boat does not have an anchor locker. I was thinking about putting in > a hawse pipe and using that nose of the boat to store line/chain. My > only concern with that is introducing wet line to an already > ventilation challenged area. > > Please let me know what has and has not work for you. Pictures would > be great. > > Thanks > > Derek > 79 C27 # 4297 > Selene > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
