[C320-list] Anchor roller bail

[Mike Ott]

The anchor shank has 2 attachment points for the rode shackle.  I now use the 
long opening that runs the length of the shank.  To keep the shackle from 
sliding toward the flukes I tied a thin cord around the shank to keep the 
shackle at the end.  If I can't pull the anchor with the windlass or power it 
out with engine, I can pull the rode, in the opposite direction until the cord 
breaks and now I am pulling the anchor from over the flukes instead of from the 
end.  I have never had to do it but I like the option.
I originally bought a 35# with the same idea you had; go bigger than 
recommended.   I put it on the boat and boy was it big, so I returned it for a 
25#.  

We have used it for about 3 seasons without a problem.  Held us through a 35 
knot blow one night without a problem, course I didn't sleep much worrying.
Mike




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From: dprudden <dprudden at comcast.net>
To: "C320-List at Catalina320.com" <C320-List at Catalina320.com>
Sent: Sat, December 1, 2012 2:03:55 PM
Subject: Re: [C320-list] Anchor roller bail

Mike, Santa says "no" to me being good-just lucky. What do you mean by the 
breakaway cord? Is that a 2nd line to back pull the anchor?

David Prudden
#787

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On Dec 1, 2012, at 10:20 AM, Mike Ott <wmo48 at yahoo.com> wrote:

> Apparently you have been good this year !  
> We have a 25# Manson and love it.  It grabs right away and digs right in.  We 
> have never had an anchor drag with this anchor.  The only issue we have had is 

> that grabs too well.  The first couple of times this happened I got worried 
> about having to dive on it to dig it out ( never had too).   I started using 
>the 
>
> double shank element with a break-away cord, so if I had to I could pull it out 
>
> with the shackle right above the flukes.
> The 25# will just fit under the existing bail but I need to get a larger one to 
>
> make it easier to get the shank over the roller.  I am sure you need a larger 
> bail for the 35#, don't know by how much though.
> 
> Mike Ott
> 'Amanda Lu'
> #508
> 
> 
> ________________________________
> From: "dprudden at comcast.net" <dprudden at comcast.net>
> To: C320-list at catalina320.com
> Sent: Fri, November 30, 2012 6:59:08 PM
> Subject: [C320-list] Anchor roller bail
> 
> Does anyone use a 35# Manson Supreme? Santa is bringing me one, and my 
> understanding from the discussion list and photos online is that I will need a 

> bigger bail on my bow roller. Does anyone know what size I will need? 
> 
> 
> Thanks! 
> 
> David Prudden
> #787