Delta anchor roller

[davidbains]

Can anyone recommend a roller specifically designed for a
Delta 35lb to live on at sea. Must be able to punch thro the
occasional wave crest.

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[Robin]

I've never seen one specifically for a Delta and one of the problems with bow roller stowage is that the point of the Delta comes back at a sharper angle than the CQR and can dig into the bow unless your bow is steeply raked. We overcame this by fitting a bow fender tight up under the existing roller, the Delta is held slightly off the bow by this and the windlass pulls it into the fender, squashing it and holding the Delta very solidly in place. (Tip credited to an Oyster 406 owner at our club!) In addition we have added small cleats on deck and clip a line to the Delta tripline eye and lace this over the shank via the cleats. Otherwise there are bow rollers with a separate channel and 2nd roller in them, designed to give a more gradual change of direction for the chain these would work perhaps.

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[LadyInBed]

To contain the nose of my Delta I had two vertical stainless plates welded down the sides of my stem head fitting. It works a treat.

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