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Re: Anchor locker clean up
Agree that a dedicated drain would have been a better option. My locker was in good shape in terms of rot, but I could see the handwriting on the wall. I rolled on two coats of epoxy and worked it in thick in the drain holes. I like the idea of expanding the cabin access door. I store hurricane lines and chains in the locker now. Sorry for orientation.
Re: Anchor locker clean up
I need fender baskets for 12” fenders. Are they made from SS tube or strapping? Singles or doubles? I can make either work, but prefer the tubular type.
Re: Anchor locker clean up
Sounds like a nice upgrade, but I'm not sure if the hose pic shows what you intend to do. Are you going to 'glass in a hose connection under the the new 'pan' you're putting in, then you'll attach a hose between that and a thru hull? How's the access to the hose clamp that'll go under the pan?
I like the idea of keeping water out of the bilge, and I'm trying to see how I'd do this on my Roamer. Being a metal hull coated with bitumastic, I'd probaly have to use caulk to make the pan seal to the hull...not sure if it'd work, plus I'd lose depth in the locker if I put the pan in high enough to access a hose clamp on the underside.
Re: Anchor locker clean up
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Westfield 11
I need fender baskets for 12” fenders. Are they made from SS tube or strapping? Singles or doubles? I can make either work, but prefer the tubular type.
I ll post pics tomorrow
Re: Anchor locker clean up
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q240z
Sounds like a nice upgrade, but I'm not sure if the hose pic shows what you intend to do. Are you going to 'glass in a hose connection under the the new 'pan' you're putting in, then you'll attach a hose between that and a thru hull? How's the access to the hose clamp that'll go under the pan?
I like the idea of keeping water out of the bilge, and I'm trying to see how I'd do this on my Roamer. Being a metal hull coated with bitumastic, I'd probaly have to use caulk to make the pan seal to the hull...not sure if it'd work, plus I'd lose depth in the locker if I put the pan in high enough to access a hose clamp on the underside.
That hose seen in the picture is the pump out hose going up to the deck fitting.
For the locker drain I m thinking about a simple thruhull fitting or flush deck drain with a hose coming out just under the the new centerline bed and routed aft to the shower sump although I m not sure sending muck to the shower sump is a great idea maybe I can just tap into the washer thruhull, it s just 10’ aft of the locker and just above WL. Should have enough slope
Re: Anchor locker clean up
Pascal, consider lowering the bottom piece you are replacing, I did this about a foot and a half, gives the chain a longer drop and allows me to load a lot more chain without it piling up. We anchor quite often and it has been a big improvement for me. Usually put out around 100 feet of chain and it now reloads without any knocking down at all. John
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Scarlett
Pascal, consider lowering the bottom piece you are replacing, I did this about a foot and a half, gives the chain a longer drop and allows me to load a lot more chain without it piling up. We anchor quite often and it has been a big improvement for me. Usually put out around 100 feet of chain and it now reloads without any knocking down at all. John
Any pics of this? I would like to do this but question my skills in glassing a new floor suitable to support 550’ of 3/8 BBB.
Re: Anchor locker clean up
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Originally Posted by
Scarlett
Pascal, consider lowering the bottom piece you are replacing, I did this about a foot and a half, gives the chain a longer drop and allows me to load a lot more chain without it piling up. We anchor quite often and it has been a big improvement for me. Usually put out around 100 feet of chain and it now reloads without any knocking down at all. John
The locker and drop is plenty deep, the problem is that the windlass is set so far forward that the chain piles up on the hull side and partition. I had a slide made out of starboard which helped. Now that I have room to work I will either make a longer one , or attach a a PVC pioe tonbring thr chain further aft
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Support is not a problem because the hull gets narrower the lower you go so the platform becomes wedged in and cannot slide any lower. If you angle the edges to match the hull sides it is even more secure. I’ve got 300 feet of chain on it with no problems I think I used 2 1/2 sheets laminated together. And glassed over the entire thing. John