Anchor rode container

jlastofka":1cc5fl9x said:
Paul,
You want to loosely pile the rode in a heap in the reverse order from the way it will pay out. (Bottom of pile is tied to boat.) If you coil it, part of the coil always finds a way to get under some other part while it's paying out and you get a tangle. Jeff
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Paul, I totally agree with the advice Jeff has given you. All of the rope in our rope rescue bags are stored in this manner and I've never experienced a tangled line when I've (also known as a "dope on a rope" :disgust ) been dangling from the end of it. (The rode for my back up anchor is carried in a 5 gallon bucket with a circular hole in the lid so I can reach in and grab the bitter chain end to attach to the anchor. Like Jeff stated, just be certain to secure the other (presumably the rope) bitter end to something so you don't lose it all into Davy Jones Locker, where it likely will be stored forever, never to be worried about tangles again. :wink
 
Dave:
I really appreciate the advice! I guess the reason I'm concerned about having a running line foul when coming out of a container is because of my Navy/MSC Underway Replenishment (UNREP) ship background. We carefully "fake down" our messenger and phone/distance lines on deck so that when the receiving ship hauls in on them, they run out without fouling. They are neatly layed out in long parallel, snugged-up rows with each end turned and placed on top of the preceding one. Works pretty good on a ship, but I think an anchor rode would probably be blown or washed over the side if layed out in this manner on a C-Dory.
Paul K
 
Paul,
Hopefully with all the good advice given by others on this thread, you can give all of them a try and see what works best for you. (Aren't you glad that you have these problems to tend to?....even though the Navy Replenishment Ship had lots of room for contending with these problems, their fuel usage per nautical mile is nothing like what you are getting now!)

(The only lines I had to worry about coming out tangle free in my military background were the lines connected to my parachute. If the problem were to exist, I only would have had a few moments to be concerned about it. :crook )
 
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