Securing an anchor with no locker

[AndrewH]

I'm looking for some sensible suggestions of how to secure an anchor in the bow of my Ribtec. There is no anchor locker there, but there is a ridge along the deck that has two reasonable size holes drilled through, that I could use to "tie" the anchor to the deck. I'd really like to keep the anchor in the bow for both convenience, and the weight of chain + anchor helping to keep the nose down
All bright ideas gratefully received

Andrew

[vince]

Obviously havn`t seen your rib, but wouldnt it be just as easy to install an after-market type sealed locker in the space at the bow? Then you got space for other stuff as well as the anchor? Just a thought...

[AndrewH]

Originally Posted by vince

but wouldnt it be just as easy to install an after-market type sealed locker in the space at the bow?

Good idea - have you got any links to ones that you'd recommend

Thanks

Andrew

[BogMonster]

Mine is just secured to the internal bow eye with a short bit of cord so it could bounce around if you really hit something but it can't escape! So far I have never seen it move though.

[Narcosis]

Originally Posted by vince

Obviously havn`t seen your rib, but wouldnt it be just as easy to install an after-market type sealed locker in the space at the bow? Then you got space for other stuff as well as the anchor? Just a thought...

I'd also be interrested in hearing about after market bow locker. Any ideas about who does these.

David

[Tim M]

Andrew do you have a pic of your ridged bit?

Ive just bought a Ribtec 585 which has something similar to what you describe. Its basically an anchor locker without a top. Im planning to make a top for it out of flow-coated marine ply, then put a big-ish hatch in the middle for access.

[AndrewH]

Originally Posted by Tim M

Andrew do you have a pic of your ridged bit?

Ive just bought a Ribtec 585 which has something similar to what you describe. Its basically an anchor locker without a top. Im planning to make a top for it out of flow-coated marine ply, then put a big-ish hatch in the middle for access.

I'll get a pic this evening - weather and rain permitting. However I suspect that your ridge is a good bit more beefy than the one in my rib. Mine is little more than a couple of inches off the deck

Andrew

[Kernow Buoy]

Andrew, are you really going to send me out in the dark and the rain to take a pic of mine with a locker installed?

[Kernow Buoy]

oh well, any excuse for a fiddle!

[AndrewH]

Originally Posted by Kernow

Andrew, are you really going to send me out in the dark and the rain to take a pic of mine with a locker installed?

You're as bad as I am!! Here's my efforts at nighttime bow photography.

Now that I've had a second look I can see the ridge is nearer 6" deep rather than the 2" that I originally commented. Yeah I know - that's why women can't park . Anyway, that means the "convert it to a bow locker" idea is now much more viable.

Andrew