First lets see what you have:
- 2 anchor rollers
- behind that in the middle is that some sort of an eye that a chain or
rope has to go through?
- plenty of chain
- some old
rope
- an eye that the rope is tied to, this prevents the anchor with the chain all going
overboard
"rigging" of anchor
1. There is no pic of an anchor, but each one has an hole in the end (of the shank) the take a (bow) shackle (will find a pic of that later). Nearly always only the pin of that shackle will fit the hole, not the 'bow' part.
2. Then another shackle, either a 'D' shape or 'bow' shape to connect the shackle on the anchor with he chain. Again, only the pin of that shackle will fit the chain's first link. The pin must be at least as thick as the thickness of the chain, but really needs to be a size that just fits the link
3. Then a rope needs to tied to the last link of the chain. Best is to splice but any good
knot will do if there is no
windlass, but as you have one, a rope to chain splice is best. (pic of anchor-knot is attached)
3. The length of that rope? ...... depends how long the chain is and in what
depth of
water you want to anchor. If the chain is long enough, 2 meters of rope might be enough (this is used a a quick way of getting rid of your anchor and chain, by cutting the rope).
4. The end of that rope to be tied to a strongpoint on/in the
hull (as in pic)
Some comments:
1. The rope or chain can easily slip off your anchor roller in your setup. After you anchor, you need to secure that somehow
2. You use your
windlass to haul the chain and anchor back up, but when anchored the chain or rope need to be tied to something strong, ie a cleat or post. The windlass should not take the strain of the anchor/chain/rope.
3. The rope in your pic does not look too healthy
In the pic below there is an anchor swivel. Some have them, most people do not. You may leave that one out at this stage, until you formed an opinion about that.
Edit, I see you posted some more details and my comments on that:
* An anchor is not attached to the winch, it is attached to the chain, and the chain is wrapped around sort of toothed sprocket on the winch called a 'gipsy'
* Yes it is all setup before you leave your
mooring so you can used it near instantly
* No real a need to count chain on most occasions, but if you do you need to know the
depth of
water (either via a
depth sounder, a special line (lead-line) or lowering the anchor carefully, and see the how deep it is with the chain.
Therefore you need to mark the chain at regular intervals, with strips of cloth,
paint or coloured zipties (but they can be sharp in the hands), and put out 3 to 5 times the depth of water. Or more in adverse
weather.