Anchor locker

jkswor · Posted: Wed Jun 25, 2025 10:10 pm Post subject: Anchor locker

25ft cdory cruiser. Anchor rode bunches up as it enters locker and stops windless. I guess it is not deep enough For vertical windless. Have a good windless with their rope. But still bunches up. Have to crawl up to clear rope before it will continue . Any suggestions I even tried 8plaite rope. Still bunches up

Pacificcoast101 · Posted: Wed Jun 25, 2025 10:18 pm Post subject:

I switched to all stainless chain. It slides on itself so it doesn't pile up like galvanized chain and rode.

thataway · Posted: Wed Jun 25, 2025 11:53 pm Post subject:

Probably all chain is going to be your best bet. You are correct that there is not enough "fall" in the C dory 25 to use a vertical windlass--all chain is probably the best--maybe 100 feet of 8 plait, and then 150 of chain. One of the dealers on the East Coast outfitted their 25's with 150 feet of chain, to get more weight in the bow. That has some disadvantages, in that it can cause bow steering in steep seas from behind, as the boat tends to broach.

Because of this, I have only used horizontal axis windlass on the C Dorys. Other larger boats, I have used a vertical axis, but with 400 feet of line and 200 feet of chain, and a "fall" of over 5 feet.