I'm assuming that there are two reasons for wanting a sprit. One, to hold the anchor in place when sailing and second to keep the anchor line running dead center off the boat when anchored to eliminate "sailing". I agree with Sir Jerry about the anti ballast. I still had a problem when I ran the anchor line one of bow chocks because that little bit of imbalance created that annoying sailing back and forth. To temporarily remedy this annoyance, I took a short piece of line and tied a rolling to the anchor line about 2-3' off the bow and ran it back thru the opposit bow chock; tensioned it up enough to balance the pull; and, cleated if off on the deck cleat. Eventually I would like to mount a SS bow roller. But I'll still keep the anchor in the port cockpit locker. I get a lot of strange looks and comments about the "stern deployment - walk the line to the bow" method of anchoring but with no anchor line locker up front and no intensions of making one, I'll just have to take the weird stares. Joe ----- Original Message ----- From: "jerry" <jerry@jerrymontgomery.org> To: "For and about Montgomery Sailboats" <montgomery_boats@mailman.xmission.com> Sent: Wednesday, December 02, 2009 11:19 AM Subject: Re: M_Boats: Bow Sprit...
Another thing to think about is that the sprit, and having the anchor that hi, is anti-ballast and will make the boat more tender. Salty looking, but not practical in my mind.
Sorry
jerry ----- Original Message ----- From: "LOU" <capnlou@ec.rr.com> To: <montgomery_boats@mailman.xmission.com> Sent: Tuesday, December 01, 2009 4:59 PM Subject: M_Boats: Bow Sprit...
I'm working on making a bow sprit to hold my anchor on my M-15. It is made of 2" thick teak and is 11" wide and will stick out 13" from the bow, it is tapered at the front. I have not attached it to the boat yet as I am still positioning the anchor and finishing some other fitting tasks.
I went out for a sail yesterday and there was a good 15 knot wind and 2 to 3 ft waves that were almost breaking the bow which got me thinking. If a wave catches this bow sprit it could act like a plow and drive my bow into the water, causing it to capsize.
I am thinking of making it a couple of inches shorter and perhaps drilling holes in it to help avoid a situation. Is there anyone who might have had some experience with this or has some idea of what could be done. Not installing the bow sprit is not an option that I want to hear after getting this far... Thanks... Lou Aliotta
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