[C320-list] Rocna anchor

[Greg Flanagan]

Thanks for this,

Greg 

> On Jul 11, 2015, at 8:47 PM, Beverly Wright <bev.wright at verizon.net> wrote:
> 
> Greg, I mentioned the following before. 
> 
> "We had to get a new boom bail as the original one was too short to enable
> the anchor to be pulled down and secured on the cleat in the anchor locker.
> The bail had to be 3" wide and at least 4.5 inches high. I found only one
> that worked that was not too tall - Shaefer 3" x 5" boom bail (West Marine
> part 90-07)."
> 
> I actually bought it at Fawcett's in Annapolis off the rack because West
> Marine did not have it in stock. However, I have hull #15 and I gather from
> other posts that the later models may have had a different roller or boom
> bail making this not necessary, but it was for us. The original boom bail
> was too low to allow the anchor to drop down fully into the slot so that the
> anchor locker hatch would close. I have seen other Catalina's at my marina
> that have no boom bail at all, probably because they removed it to tie the
> anchor down to the cleat and didn't feel it was necessary to replace it, but
> I've never talked directly to those owners so I'm just guessing at that.
> 
> Bev Wright
> Whoosh #15
> Edgewater, MD  
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: C320-list [mailto:c320-list-bounces at lists.catalina320.com] On Behalf
> Of Greg Flanagan
> Sent: Saturday, July 11, 2015 7:56 PM
> To: C320-List at Catalina320.com
> Subject: [C320-list] Rocna anchor
> 
> I have bought a Rocna 15kg anchor. Someone previously mentioned the need for
> a larger U (boomharp?) on the anchor bow roller and gave a west marine part
> number. Could you please repeat this information for me. 
> 
> Thanks,
> 
> Greg Flanagan
> Hoop Dancer #1076
> Sidney, BC
>