Boat is on the hard,

Many projects coming together.... this one still in the thinking stages.

I really like s/v Mirador's set up with regard to the anchor rode riding on an attachment point below the bow.

I am considering drilling a 3/8" hole through the center of my bow a few inches above the waterline and mounting one of those s/s eyes like a trailer Sailor might have.

My research shows that such an arrangement (with proper backing) should handle a #2500 pull. Even if it were to fail the rode would still be attached to the boat and running over the roller.

It seems to me that there are a couple advantages to this;

Running a 'snubber' to the rode secured to this point is a strong, arrangement, allowing the boat to effectively be tethered by it's waterline (rather then a point 3' off of the water). This would also take the stress of of the roller (see above posts).

The decrease of ~ 3' of height shortens the swing circle appreciably.

In 5' of water, 7:1 scope requires 56' of rode and produces a 82' swing circle with the rode coming off of the bow.

The same 5' of water 7:1 scope could be obtained by using 35' of rode and the swing circle drops to something less then 60' (less because the attachment point is now not only lower, but slightly aft of the bow.)

With my Manson on 3:1, I could park in as little as a 40' patch or water with such an arrangement....