I keep my 11# Bruce w/ 17' 5/16" SS chain + 3/8" rode in a milk crate under the cockpit and have found that the rode tangles far less often if I just stuff it into the milk crate rather than coiling it. When I weigh anchor, the rode lays in the footwell and then I feed it into the crate hand-over-hand from the bitter end into the crate. My storage arrangement is on my web page, www.htmills.com. Follow the links to BuscaBrisas' Packing List page. There is a downloadable excel file with a comprehensive list including location aboard the boat... Tod Mills M17 #408, 1987 galley model BuscaBrisas -----Original Message----- From: montgomery_boats-bounces@mailman.xmission.com [mailto:montgomery_boats-bounces@mailman.xmission.com] On Behalf Of JDavies104@aol.com Sent: Thursday, May 15, 2008 8:14 PM To: gmhyde1@mac.com; montgomery_boats@mailman.xmission.com Subject: Re: M_Boats: storage idea I am as far as coiling the rode into a bucket, but never thought of the bag. Great idea, and will take up much less space. Rick M-17 Lynne L #633 ************** Wondering what's for Dinner Tonight? Get new twists on family favorites at AOL Food. (http://food.aol.com/dinner-tonight?NCID=aolfod00030000000001) _______________________________________________ http://mailman.xmission.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/montgomery_boats No virus found in this incoming message. Checked by AVG. Version: 7.5.524 / Virus Database: 269.23.16/1433 - Release Date: 5/14/2008 4:44 PM No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG. Version: 7.5.524 / Virus Database: 269.23.16/1433 - Release Date: 5/14/2008 4:44 PM