just wondering what people in smaller boats do with anchor rope. I have a 4.2 open dinghy and am always pissed at my anchor rope.
I was thinking or using a hole saw to cut out a bit in the part over the anchor well(dunno what its called) and running the rope through there. does that sound dodgy??
i only fish in 4m of water maximum but i see some people fish the brissy river in like 14m so what do they do with there rope .
probably need a photo and further description to understand what the problem is
problem is just anchor rope gettin tangled and knotted and being a pain in the ass
maybe take your anchor off and then motor out into a clear area and let all of your anchor rope out and trail it behind you for a while and get all of the twists out of it
then retrieve it all and lay it neatly into your anchor well in a figure 8
should retrieve nicely if there are no twists and kinks in it
many people put out 60++ metres when offshore, and it goes out and comes back nicely
cheers
Mick
I had a 4.2 bluefin and i just had a plastic rectangular storage crate that fitted between the front thwart and the bow shelf.I had 50m of 10mm rope and 2.5 m of chain and anchor set up no probs.Life jackets in under the bow plate on the shelf.Jim
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Get one of these from BIAS etc and cut it into your foredeck
Problem solved
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How would one of these go for you
David
This is how they look installed
David. BLA have them
Sorry Horse, Got to laugh eh.
Must have been doing posts at same time
David
Milk crate is a cheap temporary option as well.
Fez
Horse and dnej are on the money. I put one in a 4.45 dory I had. Not that dear either, it wll solve your problem. I made it self draining by drilling a hole in the bottom corner and running a hose through the hull.
Cheers John.
Great minds think alikeOriginally Posted by dnej
They are a great option with the added advantage of being transluscent so the foreward storage area is well lit. I used the self draining option and it worked well
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How much rope do you carry and what dia? If you usually only fish in 4m and sometimes in up to 14m, then 20 of anchor rope is sufficient and together with 3m of chain should hold you in 14m. I think your problem is poor quality rope if it is tangling. Get some 10-12mm silver rope. As to what to do with it, just stow it in front of the foreward cross thwart seat on the floor. That is the cheapest solution.
Definitely do not go drilling holes in the foredeck to feed the rope out of.
For better more permanent solutions, so with better rope and a poly anchor well as suggested above.
Jeremy
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Hey Jeremy,
Forgot to say thanks in the who helped you in 2008.Consider it said.
Say ,do you know who sells the Dynema rope that is used on winches,I can find the lessor breaking stain stuff.
David
Hi David, I haven't been following that thread, but I know you have given me good advice in the past. Can't think of why you would owe me any thanks off the top of my head. I have seen the dyneema winch rope in Whitworths in two different ratings.
Jeremy
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(Quotation from the rules of the Tuna Club Avalon, Santa Catalina, U.S.A.)
Apathy is the enemy
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