I keep the anchor in the port-side bilge locker, accessed thru the cockpit seat hatch, and anchor the boat from the cockp0it, where I have control of the tiller, then walk the line forward to cleat it off. I pull the anchor the same way, dropping the chain right in the locker. I never liked hanging the anchor on the pulpit on a boat as small as a 17 because of an aversion to weight aloft. I keep the anchor and chain in the bilge locker where it becomes ballast.
Jerry ----- Original Message ----- From: "Honshells" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Sunday, April 28, 2002 5:51 PM Subject: M_Boats: Anchoring > > Now that I've reopened the towing can of worms, I'd like to open another: > I'd like to know where the experienced Monty sailors store their anchors and > how they deploy them, carrying anchor and rode forward without stumbling or > scratching the deck. I would think that many would want to mount their > anchors on the bow, but offhand I can't remember seeing pics of Montys with > bow-mounted anchors (I've seen the factory-option roller/sprits: A very > nice addition). I've been mulling over whether I could install a small > chain-locker forward without intruding too much on foot space in the vee (I > was thinking of something shallow that my feet could fit under, with a drain > hose into the bilge). I think I should carry both a Danforth (what I have > now) and a Bruce, neither of which seems easy to handle gracefully. Do the > experienced among you have ersatz containers for wet rope and messy anchors? > > Thanks! > > > _______________________________________________ > http://mailman.xmission.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/montgomery_boats > _______________________________________________ http://mailman.xmission.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/montgomery_boats
