She's finally home!! Rickk's 230

[RickK]

Here are some more pix:
Cabin minus the cushions (before cleanup):


Has pretty good storage under the bunks in 3 places.


You can see the anchor locker access at the front.  Has a vinyl type snap on cover (on right shelf). We were working in the center bunk storage locker drilling up into the anchor locker.  You can tell there isn't much room to be doing that.  You have to be a contortionist to even look UP in those storage places.


Here is the pulpit:






Pretty sloppy there.  I need that edge protector or it won't be long before it's all beat up.  Anyone have any ideas?




I didn't climb up in the boat to get an above shot, was on a ladder and in a hurry to get to work.
I have to pull it in real tight and then the shank wants to ride high like JJ's but now no way to secure it to stay up that high.
JJ, I saw that pin in the pic you posted and thought it looked out of place.  I had been looking at the same type of windlass at West.  That's a good idea though.  Are you recommending skipping the tensioner and just going with the setup you made?
Maybe I can put a tensioner up close to the anchor, drill a  hole in the shank and attach directly to the anchor?

[JimCt]

From 1700 miles away it sure looks like that pulpit was designed for a CQR plow. Plows tuck in nice & neat and were designed for pulpit stowage.



 Danforths are horrible to stow in any pulpit.  I think all you can do with the anchor you've got is protect the area around it from getting chewed up.  Very important to work out something that will keep it from shifting while underway.  There are chain stoppers available which provide a positive lock on the chain; much more secure hold than the cleat:



 Chain is nothing like line; it's slippery and on a cleat it can let go with just a nudge.

[John Jones]

If I didn't have to fill the holes, I would remove the tensioner  

Check around online for the windlass.  I got mine from Scuba Steve as well as most of my electronics.

http://www.scubasteve.biz/store/manufac ... rwinch.htm

It looks like they changed the name but it is similar to the Powerwinch Capstan 300.

From my original order:
1.
Item Name:  Powerwinch 26' Class Freefall windlass 500lb pull - P77726
Item Number:  16610
 
Quantity:  1
 
Total:  $425.00 USD

[pete]

I have a tensioner on mine plus a stainless clip that goes through the cleat and chain.You really need 2 methods of securing the anchor in case 1 lets go while under way,the tensioner can be a PITA but it holds the anchor tight against the pulpit, might try the ladder part in addition to the tensioner,great idea

[RickK]

From 1700 miles away it sure looks like that pulpit was designed for a CQR plow. Plows tuck in nice & neat and were designed for pulpit stowage.

I agree, I tried to buy 3 different plow types on eBay but was outbid on each at the last second :x .  If you remember the anchor thread I started, the Danforth/Fortress type seem to have the best holding power overall, so that is why I bought the one from JJ.

Danforths are horrible to stow in any pulpit.  I think all you can do with the anchor you've got is protect the area around it from getting chewed up.  Very important to work out something that will keep it from shifting while underway.

I agree that it ain't pretty, I wrapped that chain on the cleat as a temporary thing - the canvas guy wanted the anchor on so he could make the cover with enough room in it, in that area.  I'll have to spend a little time looking at Dave's setup and see how he tackled this too.
I've seen some boats with their Danforth type anchors hanging down a bit in these types of pulpits - that was their answer to this.
Here is an AS with a special Danforth type anchor pulpit - lays nice and flat on that type.

[John Jones]

That would probably be the way to do it if you don't like the way the others ride.

[RickK]

I tried to buy 3 different plow types on eBay but was outbid on each at the last second :x

I tried again today, for kicks, to bid on a CQR and I had it for hours and hours,   'til the last 3 minutes, then a guy that never bid until then, started letting it rip.  I held him off until 20 secs and then he won :cry: I hope he enjoys his anchor.  :cry:
I sometimes think that it is either the seller using a different login or a relative or employee or someone involved somehow, because they come out of nowhere and blindside you.  I think I'll watch the guy's reviews that won and see if I can peice anything together.  This is the 4th or 5th time I've been blindsided. I can be the only one bidding on the object until the last few minutes and then WHAM!!  Just ain't right :cry:

[JimCt]

Last-minute hit & run bidders are a fact of life on eBay it seems.  Keep at it, sooner or later you'll win.  Took me two months and about ten auctions to finally win the bidding for the 170 kicker.  

One other place you might try is the marine surplus store JJ browses occasionally.  He found new s.s. vents for me there at a good price.  Maybe they've got anchors too.

[John Jones]

What can I say.  I'm guilty.  This is the ONLY way I bid on eBay.  Doesn't always work but it helps.  Set it for 5 seconds and let her rip.  I can be asleep, fishing, on an airplane.  My bid still goes in 5 seconds before close.

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[RickK]

One other place you might try is the marine surplus store JJ browses occasionally.  He found new s.s. vents for me there at a good price.  Maybe they've got anchors too.

Oh, they have anchors but they're not cheap there either.  They have a danforth plow for $150 - .  Here is their eBay store.  I have bid on their anchors too (trying to get them cheaper than at the store) - being the only one to bid, period, only to be outbid in the last few minutes.  That's why I think there is some foul play on some of these sites - you can watch those anchors and the times I have watched, they've expired with zero bids.  But if I bid, then someone else does at the end and always beats me.

[RickK]

What can I say.  I'm guilty.  This is the ONLY way I bid on eBay.  Doesn't always work but it helps.  Set it for 5 seconds and let her rip.  I can be asleep, fishing, on an airplane.  My bid still goes in 5 seconds before close.

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YOU DAWG!!!
Ok, that being said, how much do they charge?  I went as far as the username/password entry and then bailed - no mention of how much it costs though.
I bet some of these vendors snipe their own product (see my reply to Jim above) to keep the prices up.  I know it  is "against eBay rules" but you have to prove it or they don't get in trouble.

[John Jones]

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[RickK]

I'm off to Montreal in the AM, so if any of you FL boyz hear a scream coming from the North, that'll be me.  Actually it is going to be summer-like up there this week , thank god.

[John Jones]

Actually it is going to be summer-like up there this week , thank god.

Yeah, right.  Brrrrr

Godspeed!

[RickK]

.... from Scuba Steve as well as most of my electronics.
http://www.scubasteve.biz/store/manufac ... rwinch.htm

The VHF radio in the 230 was doing nothing except turning on the lights so it was on "the list" for replacement.  This morning I found a site here that was $20+ cheaper, which covered the shipping, so I ordered an ICOM IC-M302 .  Might be a site you guys want to bookmark.  Seems to be electronics oriented.