Thread: Stern Anchor
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Old 09-10-2016, 09:32 AM   #14
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Originally Posted by FF View Post
Our use is to use the bow and stern anchors both lead to the bow to have an O'nite mooring.

The bow is set normally.

The stern usually a 12H or 20H Danforth is simply lowered off the stern , and the line 3/8 or 1/2 in is simply walked forward outside the boat.

A pull will tell weather the anchor has set in and depending on the water depth a few extra fathoms of line is released , and the stern anchor lines is secured to the bow.

In the AM in tidal places the boat will frequently be pointing at 7AM where it was pointing on arrival at 4PM.

The stern line is passed over or under the bow line and simply walked aft.

As the stern is again in the same place it was when anchoring,so a long tug will usually be all that is required to deck the anchor.

KISS
I would be happy to do that with rode, though I would secure at the swim platform cleat rather than at the bow. I just don't want to be doing that with 3/8 chain.
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