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For the last two seasons I was always frustrated when dealing with my anchor. It was a PITA to dig out of the crate, unravel the entire line from around the anchor itself, then wind it back around the anchor when I was done.
I looked around for anchor management options and combined a few things I saw.
For $10 on Amazon you can get a retractable cloths line. I pulled all but a few inches of the line out, cut it, and attached the anchor line with thread and heat shrink. I think the housing held either 45' or 49' of the coated clothes line. Unfortunately the anchor line that came with my ACK anchor was significantly thicker and I think only got around 30' on there, even after the lengthy process of removing the core from the rope. I'm hoping this anchor line retains less water, otherwise I would have just put thinner paracord on to get more length.
To keep the anchor quickly accessible no matter what else is in my crate, I bolted in a piece of 3" PVC. The 3lb anchor is a perfect fit. To make returning the anchor just a little bit easier I carved out the inside edge of the PVC to give a tapered entry.
These two options still left me with the dilemma of getting the anchor line through the anchor trolley ring. The solution was leaving a carabiner moving freely along the anchor line. I can quickly attach the carabiner to the trolley when in use and have it completely out of the way and 100% removeable with the crate without threading the line through the trolley and reattaching to the anchor.
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I looked around for anchor management options and combined a few things I saw.
For $10 on Amazon you can get a retractable cloths line. I pulled all but a few inches of the line out, cut it, and attached the anchor line with thread and heat shrink. I think the housing held either 45' or 49' of the coated clothes line. Unfortunately the anchor line that came with my ACK anchor was significantly thicker and I think only got around 30' on there, even after the lengthy process of removing the core from the rope. I'm hoping this anchor line retains less water, otherwise I would have just put thinner paracord on to get more length.
To keep the anchor quickly accessible no matter what else is in my crate, I bolted in a piece of 3" PVC. The 3lb anchor is a perfect fit. To make returning the anchor just a little bit easier I carved out the inside edge of the PVC to give a tapered entry.
These two options still left me with the dilemma of getting the anchor line through the anchor trolley ring. The solution was leaving a carabiner moving freely along the anchor line. I can quickly attach the carabiner to the trolley when in use and have it completely out of the way and 100% removeable with the crate without threading the line through the trolley and reattaching to the anchor.
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“As no man is born an artist, so no man is born an angler.” - Izaak Walton
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