Thanks, Joe. Do you use bow chocs? --Craig ----- Original Message ----- From: "Joe Kidd" <jk@yosemite.net> To: <montgomery_boats@mailman.xmission.com> Sent: Sunday, April 28, 2002 9:17 PM Subject: Anchoring I carry a Bruce and a Danforth knockoff (each with chain and rode) in a plastic basket in the port cockpit locker. It is a simple procedure to set an anchor from the cockpit and walk the rode forward after the anchor is set and the boat is stable. Usually, especially when I overnight at local lakes, I set an anchor aft from the stern and run a line from the bow to the shore. Since I usually sail single-handed, deploying or weighing the anchor, controlling the sails and operating the outboard from the cockpit helps keep everything manageable. Joe Kidd M15 #207 "Poco a Poco"