Lead weighted anchor rope

[robertager1962]

Can I ask whether anyone has any experience of using lead weightd anchor rope?
I am looking for a tidier way to stow my stern anchor. I currently use a 5m length of 8mm chain and then warp attached to this. It is messy and as we have no stern anchor locker, I keep it in the bows on deck. We are just setting off to cruise the med and I would like to have a tidier solution to the method I currenyl use.

 

[Yngmar]

Just recycle a 20 L plastic oil can from the marina dumpster, cut the top off, drill some holes through and zip-tie it to the pushpit. Oh, also some drain holes in the bottom.

We did this two winters ago for our stern anchor and then just flake the warp and chain leader into that. Works brilliantly and was free. The chain gets aerated well and washed by rain and rusts a lot less than when it was in a locker.

Picture of ours:

Someone else's:

 

[Neeves]

In Patagonia we saw a yacht out of Malta using a cheap plastic laundry basket to store shore lines and a cat from Tahiti, using what looked like spinnaker turtles, with shore lines stored inside. The turtles were attached to the lifelines on or near each bow with hanks.

As Yngmar states - good air circulation in both cases. In Patagonia - lots of freshwater washing, rain.

We use milk crates - as they store in our bridge deck locker, 3 high, 2 stacks - and each contain a complete package, shore lines, rode, mooring lines etc

Jonathan

Jonathan

 

[duncan99210]

I use a plastic laundry bucket with the rope in the bottom, chain on top. Stowed in a cockpit locker, it lifts out when needed. Anchor is stowed on the pushpit rail in a bracket, keeps it out of the way but easily accessible if needed.

 

[robertager1962]

Thanks all. This is a great plan and exactly what I needed.

 

[thinwater]

Can I ask whether anyone has any experience of using lead weightd anchor rope?
I am looking for a tidier way to stow my stern anchor. I currently use a 5m length of 8mm chain and then warp attached to this. It is messy and as we have no stern anchor locker, I keep it in the bows on deck. We are just setting off to cruise the med and I would like to have a tidier solution to the method I currenyl use.

I've done hundreds of nights with either no-chain or 6 feet of chain on a secondary anchor. First, the boat will not be yawing with two anchors, so the need for chafe protection is minimal (I do use a webbing chafe guard). Second, scope can be long, since you arn't going to swing into anyone.

So you don't need 5 meters. 0-2 meters will do.

2-meters of chain with webbing guard to 6 meters.


On my cruising cat I used no-chain, with a 5-meter Dyneema leader, which was covered with webbing. Very light. This was on an FX-16. I used that rig to drag 35-pound NG anchors during testing. I could just coil the rode, and it was easy to take out in a kayak.

I'd loose the chain for a stern anchor. Not needed.