capnsensible
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I've never found it a chore to dip my ensign to a passing warship either...... 
Where do you keep your anchor ball?
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Bru
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Anchor ball lives at the top of the port (sailing gear) cockpit locker ready to hand as does the motoring cone
Always hoist the anchor ball, it's hardly a chore so why not?
I'll confess to only bothering with the motoring cone when in confined waters and I reckon it's not going to be obvious that I'm motoring with sails up rather than sailing. I'll concede that that's laziness!
Always hoist the anchor ball, it's hardly a chore so why not?
I'll confess to only bothering with the motoring cone when in confined waters and I reckon it's not going to be obvious that I'm motoring with sails up rather than sailing. I'll concede that that's laziness!
CAPTAIN FANTASTIC
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I have an anchor ball kept inside the boat but never used it, not even during the years sailing in the Solent. But always use the anchor light.
rotrax
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Ours is kept in the mooring warp and spare rope locker along with the snubber. Motoring cone is in there too.
Ian_Rob
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When the intention is to anchor, move on and then anchor again, I have often thought that a ‘day pocket’ in the side of the lazy bag (for those with lazy bags) would be useful.
Roberto
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I also find something aesthetic about the anchoring ball, when seen from a distance it seems to fill an empty space, there up front. 
I also have NUC balls, much less pleasant to see, fingers crossed never had to use them so far.
I also have NUC balls, much less pleasant to see, fingers crossed never had to use them so far.
Paulfireblade
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I would never have thought to look there?
Mudisox
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Big round black fender. Dual use. use its' lanyard to rolling hitch it onto the baby stay.
bigwow
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tucked alongside the bottles in the gas locker.
PetiteFleur
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Anchor ball and motoring cone stored in front of gas locker. Often used the anchor ball but can't remember when I last used the cone...
blush2
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Snap! And the plug-in anchor light. We don't have an anchor locker.
greeny
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And if it rolls off the foredeck while anchoring, it floats so it can be retrieved, unlike the plastic slot together ones.
st599
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I've never found it a chore to dip my ensign to a passing warship either......
Plus it's quite good fun watching the chaos it causes.
arc1
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Worst was being called on CH16 ,by the yacht nearly a mile away, that had dipped the world's smallest ensign and wondering why we hadn't noticed!
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capnsensible
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I've never seen any chaos with a simple lowering and raising of a flag.....
Abestea
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My anchor ball and motoring cone are kept safe from falling overboard by being kept in the chandlery.
I've been so long without one (never) that I would be too embarrassed to go in and buy a set! Would feel a bit House of Fun if you understand!
I've been so long without one (never) that I would be too embarrassed to go in and buy a set! Would feel a bit House of Fun if you understand!
oldmanofthehills
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The things that might hit me are doing 18kt and I am anchored about half a cable length from the shore - an anchor ball wont make any difference, though I do have 2 balls and a dark fender to raise in daylight hours.
Similarly motor sailing - I am doing snailpace at 4kt - I am stationary as far as they are concerned and my ability or need to get out of the way is not really material
Similarly motor sailing - I am doing snailpace at 4kt - I am stationary as far as they are concerned and my ability or need to get out of the way is not really material
mogmog2
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st599
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It's mainly the local URNU in lake Solent
ctva
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I've never use either an anchor ball or motoring cone, not deliberately but just never got around to it and on the west coast, I cannot recall ever seeing one. In this day and age of AIS, radar, chartplotters and good cheap binos, it is a bit like the old story (may be true of not) of taxis having to carry a bail of hay until recently.
There are a few replies that proffer (and I paraphrase) 'Oh I always use an anchor ball, it's just right and in the regs' and then go on to say that they don't use a motoring cone. Why the contradiction of following one reg but not the other?
There are a few replies that proffer (and I paraphrase) 'Oh I always use an anchor ball, it's just right and in the regs' and then go on to say that they don't use a motoring cone. Why the contradiction of following one reg but not the other?
