The milk crate is ok, but anchor rode on in a mesh bag can live on the foredeck on my M17 and will stay put and dry out there. --Gary
On May 17, 2008, at 5:01 PM, Tom Jenkins wrote: > For many years I have used the same 200' of 1/2" braided nylon for > my stern > anchor (obviously on a larger boat), and I feed it into a bucket > with nary a > tangle either direction. In my opinion, braided line is the key, > because > three-strand is two stiff to deal with without the need for coiling > (and the > resulting twist). The milk crate is a good idea if it fits better > in the > space you have, but the container shape doesn't matter much for such > supple > material. > > Tom Jenkins > M17 Scintilla > > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of > James > Poulakis > Sent: Saturday, May 17, 2008 12:08 PM > To: For and about Montgomery Sailboats > Subject: Re: M_Boats: storage idea > > I think that neatly coiling anchor line is the best way to create > tangles - especially when it needs to run out FAST. Having said > that, I still can't bring myself to just feed it into a container and > let it do it's own thing. Instead I flake it down in a figure 8. > > If the line is prone to kinkiness to start with, then it needs to be > allowed to return to it's natural twist. The easiest way to do this > is to get the boat moving at a moderate speed in a (relatively) > straight line. Tie off one end of the line and carefully pay out the > rest (first take off the chain and anchor of course). The line will > return to it's natural state while being towed. Two caveats are: 1) > do this somewhere where you have plenty of room and no other > traffic. 2) don't get it wrapped up in the prop if you are motoring. > > When you bring the line back aboard flake it down in a figure 8. The > alternating clockwise and counterclockwise turns of the figure 8 > cancel each other out. > > I like using a solid plastic container (shallow, rectangular) because > if I'm in a hurry I can flake the rode down as quickly as I bring it > aboard and the crud stays in the container (well... mostly) . In > places with cleaner bottoms a porous container would be better. > > Jim Poulakis > "Spirit" M-17 #648 > > On May 16, 2008, at 7:58 PM, Joe Murphy wrote: > >> There shouldn't be any need to coil an anchor rode. If you think >> about it, >> look at what happens on a boat that has a haus pipe on deck at the >> bow. As >> the anchor is pulled up the rode is dropped into the haus pipe and >> down into >> the anchor locker. It doesn't get coiled and it doesn't ever get >> wadded up. >> I like the milk crate idea since it would be pretty easy to wash/ >> rinse the >> rode without taking it all out. >> Joe >> >> ----- Original Message ----- >> From: "Gary M Hyde" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >> To: "For and about Montgomery Sailboats" >> <[email protected]> >> Sent: Friday, May 16, 2008 10:12 PM >> Subject: Re: M_Boats: storage idea >> >> >>> Thanks. >>> Gary >>> On May 15, 2008, at 5:13 PM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: >>>> I am as far as coiling the rode into a bucket, but never thought of >>>> the bag. >>>> Great idea, and will take up much less space. >>>> >>>> Rick >>>> M-17 Lynne L #633 >>>> >>>> >>>> ************** >>>> Wondering what's for Dinner Tonight? Get new >>>> twists on family favorites at AOL Food. >>>> >>>> (http://food.aol.com/dinner-tonight?NCID=aolfod00030000000001) >>>> _______________________________________________ >>>> http://mailman.xmission.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/ >>>> montgomery_boats >>> >>> >>> _______________________________________________ >>> http://mailman.xmission.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/ >>> montgomery_boats >>> >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> http://mailman.xmission.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/montgomery_boats > > > _______________________________________________ > http://mailman.xmission.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/montgomery_boats > > > > _______________________________________________ > http://mailman.xmission.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/montgomery_boats _______________________________________________ http://mailman.xmission.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/montgomery_boats _______________________________________________ http://mailman.xmission.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/montgomery_boats
