[C320-list] Anchor Line

[Scott Thompson]

Before I installed a washdown pump I used a bucket on a rope. I found 
one with a flap in the bottom that made filling it easier. But it was 
still hard on the back, and didn't work so well when the wind was strong 
making it hard to aim the "dump" of each bucketload. A few years ago I 
had the yard put in a new thru-hull in the port v-berth locker and then 
installed a washdown pump there with outlet in the anchor locker. If you 
go that route, be sure to get a high capacity pump and suitably large 
diameter hoses. I'm a bit disappointed that my washdown pump doesn't 
deliver the volume/pressure I was hoping for, so it requires patience to 
clean Chesapeake mud from the anchor. I used a kit from West Marine.


On 5/24/2019 5:07 PM, Tom Grass wrote:
> Bucket List does NOT have a water line dedicated to cleaning off the anchor
> chain as it re-enters the  boat.  What do others do in this situation to
> keep muddy anchor chain from getting the anchor locker filthy?
>
> Tom Grass
> Bucket List
> 2008 Catalina 320 MK II
> #1135

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Scott Thompson
Surprise, #653