[C320-list] Rocna 15 gets caught on bow roller when retrieving

[Chris Burti]

For me, it is just a timing issue. I simply slow down and make sure the
orientation is correct at the end. Sometimes I have to wait a swing or two
until it turns correctly.

Chris Burti
Commitment #867
Farmville, NC


On Tue, Aug 11, 2020 at 6:15 AM David Hayes <davidhayes1 at hotmail.com> wrote:

> We recently upgraded from the Rocna 10 to the 15 and it fits very nicely
> and holds very well.  The only issue we are having is that when retrieving
> the anchor it tends to, sometimes, get caught on the bow roller on the way
> up such that we need to lower it again a few feet and re-raise in the hope
> that the anchor swings around and faces the right way so that it doesn’t
> get caught.  It’s getting caught just as the end of the anchor shaft meets
> the roller; if the blade of the anchor is facing forward the shaft gets
> caught at the roller, but if the blade is facing aft/down it comes up over
> the roller just fine.  I’m wondering whether I need a different/larger
> fitting between the chain and the shaft, would this help? I have an 8mm
> chain, and an 8mm swivel fitting that connects to the shaft.
> The Rocna 10 always came up onto the roller smoothly, regardless of the
> way the anchor was facing, so it seems to be just the extra weight and
> thicker shaft of the 15kg version that is causing the problems....any tips
> appreciated.
> ...2006 model 320.
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