I have a FP
Lipari, and last year on a few occasions had to lay out a 2nd
anchor, which I considered was a p.i.t.a. There has to be a better way of doing this, so I am looking for help.
For those not familiar with the FP
anchoring setup, the primary
anchor is deployed from the locker, not the bow cross beam (pic 1) with the
bridle connected to each bow (pic 2). The roller for the 2nd anchor, I presume, is mounted on the bow cross beam, pic 3. Presently the 2nd anchor is in the locker with
rode consisting of 12 m chain and the rest
rope (pic 4).
Some specific questions are:
Can the 2nd anchor be "permanently" mounted so I don't have to drag it out of the locker when needed? (You will see from pic 3 that there is no
deck behind the bow roller.)
If I drop the 2nd anchor after the primary anchor has been deployed, as I did last year, how is it best to retrieve them? Because getting the
bridle off the primary chain tends to get "crossed"over the
rode from the 2nd anchor.
How best to manage the chain &
rope rode combination on the
windlass?
Advice on the whole process is appreciated.