xfedex
Senior Member
This happens occasionally when weighing the anchor on our 42 Krogen. It happens with the "swivel" pictured. I replaced the swivel with with a simple anchor shackle. It still happens about 30% of the time.
I thought it might happen when we swung around the anchor with out enough *pull force on the rode to cause the anchor to turn and reset. Like drifting around on a calm night with the tidal current but no wind to stretch the chain. Well it happened last time on a lunch break where we stayed in about the same place the whole time. No swinging.
When it happens I have to hook the fluke end, let out chain, and take the weight off the shackle to un- kink the chain. I do not look forward to doing that in a rolling seaway. Any one dealt with this? Hope the photo come through. First try at adding a picture.
I thought it might happen when we swung around the anchor with out enough *pull force on the rode to cause the anchor to turn and reset. Like drifting around on a calm night with the tidal current but no wind to stretch the chain. Well it happened last time on a lunch break where we stayed in about the same place the whole time. No swinging.
When it happens I have to hook the fluke end, let out chain, and take the weight off the shackle to un- kink the chain. I do not look forward to doing that in a rolling seaway. Any one dealt with this? Hope the photo come through. First try at adding a picture.