Oggie Posted February 16, 2010 Report Share Posted February 16, 2010 Just wondering if anyone has a magical way to store 200' of anchor rope? I'm thinking about a wooden flat spool with the deep V cuts on each end. The rope is always under foot and I need to anchor both ends of the boat so I have twice the rope kicking around. Ideas/solutions. Dan O. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wallyboss Posted February 16, 2010 Report Share Posted February 16, 2010 (edited) This is the best way that I found. Just make sure it is not a stiff nylon rope. a good anchor rope is needed. On my longer ones I usually fold them twice then I start the knotting of it. Edited February 16, 2010 by wallyboss Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fang Posted February 16, 2010 Report Share Posted February 16, 2010 I have 100ft right now on a 12lb anchor and store both the anchor and rope (coiled and tied) in a blue recycling bag. Any of the heavier recycling shopping bags would work too. I got tired of tripping over rope or having it loose in the storage compartments. I looked at different ways of storing the rope but they all took up too much space. Tried seeing if an air hose spool or extension cord holder would work but never found anything rugged enough to last and yellow nylon rope is the worst, get some good anchor rope like wb said Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SlowPoke Posted February 16, 2010 Report Share Posted February 16, 2010 Tie the end to a bucket, feed the rope into the bucket any way you want and you're done. When you deploy the anchor, tie off the rope to the boat and leave the rest in the bucket. Just be sure to drain the bucket at the end of the day so your ropes don't rot. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tomO Posted February 16, 2010 Report Share Posted February 16, 2010 I got a hose reel and attached it too the side of the boat and wrapped the rope around that. You cant retrieve the anchor with it but once you pull it in you can spool thr rope. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigugli Posted February 16, 2010 Report Share Posted February 16, 2010 Best way to store it is to keep it coiled and dry. A cheap tin electrical spool, or a hose reel,works great for coiling. How you store it dry depends on the boat. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HTHM Posted February 16, 2010 Report Share Posted February 16, 2010 Consider using stainless steel cable on a hitch winch instead. Fasten the winch to the boat and you can deploy and wind up with the winch. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DRIFTER_016 Posted February 17, 2010 Report Share Posted February 17, 2010 Tie the end to a bucket, feed the rope into the bucket any way you want and you're done. When you deploy the anchor, tie off the rope to the boat and leave the rest in the bucket.Just be sure to drain the bucket at the end of the day so your ropes don't rot. Milk crates work great too!!!! No need to worry about draining either. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dara Posted February 17, 2010 Report Share Posted February 17, 2010 I have a 2' long piece of 1x6 with a v notch in each end. I wrap 150' on it. Keep the anchor tied on. I need to put a hand hole in it so its easier to hang on to for wrapping and unspooling. Another trick is to put a knot in the rope a few feet from the end so you know when to watch it pulling it up so as not to bang the anchor into the boat and scratch it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sinker Posted February 17, 2010 Report Share Posted February 17, 2010 I use a bucket too, works mint. S. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SlowPoke Posted February 17, 2010 Report Share Posted February 17, 2010 Milk crates work great too!!!!No need to worry about draining either. You're right but I like to use the bucket as a bailer as well. Milk crates suck for bailing! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smally21 Posted February 17, 2010 Report Share Posted February 17, 2010 ropes deploy well from a rope bag as long as they are stuffed randomly into the bag. using a mesh bag will allow for some chance for the rope to dry, as we all know ropes suffer from mildew and rot. synthetic double braids are pretty resistant. i wash and hang my ropes regularly and they last forever. just for interest wash your ropes with mild detergent in the washing machine. "daisy chain" the rope to avoid tangling. if you find a mesh bag you like you can just hang the bag up every now and then. good luck. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dave524 Posted February 17, 2010 Report Share Posted February 17, 2010 I always preferred a nylon rope, being softer and more flexible. The stuff you don't want is the floating , stiff, often yellow in colour polypropylene ropes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wallyboss Posted February 17, 2010 Report Share Posted February 17, 2010 The yellow rope is what I meant when I said Nylon rope. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tomO Posted February 18, 2010 Report Share Posted February 18, 2010 Not to steal the thread but does any one use an achor pulley. thinkin about riggin one up on my boats. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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