Here's the anchor locker I mentioned in an earlier post:
On pic 2245 what did you do to prevent the anchor shank from banging on the hull as you hit waves? Unless the shank lands on the pad that the front lifting eye uses to be secured. I like the design though.
Yes, that's a good question... it took a couple renditions of the hangar installation before the hatch cover would sit flush with the deck. With this final flush configuration, the anchor actually sits about 1" lower than it needs to (to clear the closed hatch), which has the shank closer to the hull than originally designed.
So - I'll try to raise the bottom of the U "hangar" which will also raise the shank off the hull, and I will most likely adhere a mahogany (or similar) form/block to the hull, which will receive the shank and take the abuse of it banging in the waves, vs the hull.
Also (and not that this is part of the structural design), the 100' of anchor line will also be piled in the lower hull portion and is most likely what the shank will remain in contact with.
But the mahogany form will do the job of keeping the shank off the hull. I'll try to remember to take a pic when that's complete.
