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Speaking of anchoring and watching out for the other guy, something I passed along at Hontoon, and I'll mention here. When anchoring with other boats nearby, consider both wind and current, and then your DRAFT! Our boats don't draft much and will be more affected by wind than current. Other...

Good morning Donald. The swivel just helps to keep the chain from twisting as you bring the anchor up. Some use one, some don't. But a few have stated it does make a difference. But it is a weak point on your anchoring rode, so you want to make sure you have one you can trust. I had one for...

Thanks John. I did use the cotter pin to lock the bell housing in position, and just used the SS safety wire to secure the bolt holding the anchor clamp. Tom called me and said he just took his apart to do some work and it still looked good after the time he has had it. He felt my pin was...

Hi Jody, Yes, I used the oblong pin that came with it. Just seems like too much is left showing beneath the collar. Colby

Resurrecting this thread with a question. After a discussion at the Hontoon gathering, and seeing the Mantus chain swivel, I decided to change my Lewmar swivel out for this robust monster. I am a little concerned about the pin that holds the chain in the swivel however. Seems like it wouldn't...

Mantus Swivel

Donald, go to my Midnight Flyer album, and look for the nested album on my enclosure. I had it custom done by a local guy that does good work. The same guy did the bimini on C-Traveler. I don't remember if the bimini folded forward as well on my 22, but it does on my 25. So I can fold it...

Here is a photo of my anchor setup while deployed. And if you look closely at this one, you can see how I use a rubber bungee cord to snub up the anchor rode so it's not so noisy sliding on the front roller when sailing in the wind.

Bow roller and anchor use

Bow Roller and anchor use

I'll see about getting a photo sometime today if I remember. Like you, I also use the bungee cord to secure my anchor. However, only while the boat is on the trailer. I do not secure it on the water for the same reason you mentioned of wanting it accessible in case of an emergency. I think...

You never want to just leave the windlass to hold the anchored boat. Unless it's in calm water for a lunch stop. I have 300' of 8 plait rode and 20' of 1/4" chain. I had an 13 lb Delta anchor, but won the 22 lb Delta in the auction. :D I also have rode markers every 30'. (Little vinyl tapes...

Hi Bob, I heard about that trip from James. He did say he made a wrong turn...and you pulled him off the bar. We almost didn't make it into the St. John's River on the south side of Lake Harney. Actually, almost didn't make it into Lake Harney. There is a shallow area coming into Lake Harney...

No go to Econ, Lake Monroe bridge upstream.

No go to Econ. Bridge up stream side at Gators.

This was the bar we couldn\'t cross

Well, Rosanne and I headed for the ECON. We made it as far as the Jolly Rancher fish camp by the Hwy 46 bridge. Got under the bridge, but couldn't get any farther due to water levels being too low. We actually made it into the St. John's at the south end of Lake Harney, but propping thru sand...

Thanks for all that added to my Coloring Book! Also, I uploaded all the photos I took at the gathering (and last night fun with the Manatees at Blue Springs.) to my google drive. You should be able to log on and download any photos you...

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