Anchor roller mounted on bow wooden plank

[Cali_Boat_Guy]

They all look so pretty.
Wonder what they would look like after holding a boat in 5 to 10 foot waves for a day. Or being pulled tightly after the storm ended ? Why some boats have a 2 speed / power level retrieve. control box near the bow. I do not think those slotted wood bows would take any mistakes. On the last foot of take up.
Your 27 footer would possibly tear out that wood Pulpit. Under hours of yanking. a 300 foot line / rode. Might save the wood work.

I agree the teak is beautiful. I don't plan to anchor in 5 to 10 foot waves. I'm not going out in those conditions or if I'm caught out in it, I'm heading in. That's rough water for me and not much fun! It's work pulling in the rode but a good team will use the motor to slowly move towards the anchor while a helper collects the rode. I'm investigating reinforcement options. The two speed/power retrieval is an interesting idea. For now, our system works well enough and I can still handle it just fine. I'm in no hurry to change things.

They all look so pretty.
Wonder what they would look like after holding a boat in 5 to 10 foot waves for a day. Or being pulled tightly after the storm ended ? Why some boats have a 2 speed / power level retrieve. control box near the bow. I do not think those slotted wood bows would take any mistakes. On the last foot of take up.
Your 27 footer would possibly tear out that wood Pulpit. Under hours of yanking. a 300 foot line / rode. Might save the wood work.