Hi Lee,

The best possible way would be to put a padeye in the lower locker or in the floor of the upper locker.  Use a backing plate.  Make sure the floor is tabbed well to the hull. 

Then, with the bitter end, use a cord wrapped several times between the bitter end and the chain.  That will give you the most strength.  Make sure the tie is long enough between the two so that you can get a sharp knife between them to cut one loop of the cord (the other reason you don't want one large line).

The reason for this is that if you ever have to release the whole mess in an emergency you won't have to saw at a line or undo a shackle.  I have heard of situations where it's necessary – and in those cases the people involved were really happy to be able to release the anchor in its entirety.

The other reason for the cord is for shock control.  If the anchor drops uncontrollably (oop, I really don't have a thousand feet of chain?  Damn.)  the cord will take up most of the shock.  That's why you wrap it several times (remember, a 200lb test cord wrapped 8 times will hold 1600 lbs. – you get the idea).

That's my two cents. 

In my case, the chain of the starboard anchor ends attached to the rode of the port anchor – connected by the cord.  It's probably not the best solution, but I haven't gotten to the padeyes yet.

Bob

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I have a hundred-feet or so of half-inch line tied to the end of the chain. The end is tied to a shackle that’s too large to go through the windlass fairlead. Simple enough. The line isn’t intended to use as anchor rhode. Its just there in case something unexpected happens. The gypsy lock slipped once when I was not on the boat. I found her sitting about 300 feet from where I expected after dinner ashore. The line had run out to the end until the shackle took the load. I now use a chain-hook and snubber.

Rich

Lee,
The bottom end of the brace for my anchor platform is held to the stem by four bolts. I used long bolts in the lower positions and bridged them with a short piece of chain. The bitter end of the anchor chain is shackled to the short piece. Bob Fine’s description of a piece of rope to fasten the bitter end is probably a better (safer) arrangement. I may change mine to do the same.
Phil Fontaine

Oooo!  That's a good idea!  I hadn't thought about that.

Bob

On Tue, Nov 24, 2009 at 10:48 PM, Philippe Fontaine < ([email][/email])> wrote:

Oh, yes, we mentioned this but your idea is even better!  No running down to the V-berth to hack at it!  Brilliant!  Also, extremely easy.  And cheap.  Damn, you da man!

Bob

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