Anchor Hitting the Bow

[Maren]

Originally Posted by landonshaw

Weld a short piece of gavanized pipe on the anchor shank ...

Two words: zinc poisoning

One symptom not listed: cigarettes taste unnaturally sweet. Also, the giving milk as a treatment doesn't work if it's inhaled.

[catamaranharmon]

Could you turn the anchor upside down while it is raised. I have seen many boats that do this, usually to keep the anchor from rubbing on the chain for a second anchor or to clear docking lines.

[donradcliffe]

With my apologies to Peter and Craig for stealing their picture and suggesting a mod to their perfect anchor, here is hopefully an image of what I was trying to describe:

[landonshaw]

Thank you, it is much clearer now

[noelex 77]

A Photo of a Rocna on an articulated bow roller