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If you use a chain rode, you need things like an anchor pawl, a chain hook, a snubber, maybe a bridal plate.
[SailNet, 22 October 1999]
Common lore on setting an anchor sail results in too much noise and movement, according to this author, who describes a better way.
[Sailrite Enterprises. Inc., Churubusco, IN, USA]
[Vendor]
Bow rollers for CQR, Delta, Bruce, Claw, and generic anchors, as well as the company′s own QuickSet and plow anchors, The company supplies bow rollers to Simpson-Lawrence/Lewmar.
[Kingston Anchors Ltd., Kingston, ON, Canada]
[Vendor]
These pawl-type chain stoppers will take the strain off your windlass brake when riding at anchor. Also chain locker pipes and slotted covers.
[Ideal Windlass Company, East Greenwich, RI, USA]
Two articles: the reasons to use headset radio communication between cockpit and foredeck, plus the hazards of doing so.
[48º North, January 2006]
Why, if you have all-chain rode, you need a chain snubber. And why it should be long.
[SailNet, 9 September 2003]
Using a chain stopper can take the strain off your windlass when anchored and can also - by making chain handling easier - remove the need for a windlass altogether. Positioning is critical. 2 pages with photos.
[Cruising World, August 2000]
A 40-year-liveaboard couple describe the anchoring gear they have used to solve some anchoring problems for them.
[SetSail.com, Charlotte, NC, USA]
The use of an nylon line to take the strain of the top few feet of your anchor chain reduces shock loads on the boat and may help the anchor stay put. 1 page with diagrams.
[Cruising World, August 2000]
An update on cordless tools for your boat - like handheld controls for your autopilot or anchor windlass. Also wireless GPS chartplotters, anchor monitors, and Man-overboard alarm and recovery aids.
[Practical Sailor, 1 November 2004]
Hitting the man over board or MOB on the handheld GPS tracks the swing and ensures that the anchor is not dragging.
Judy Rouse
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