Rail Mounted Anchor Bracket

[jschrade]

Duane,

I have the same anchor (G-16) the Windlass PM-1 states that it will not work with Mud-Palms but it looks like you have your Mud-Plan on your anchor. Just wanted to confirm if it works with your G-16 with Mud Palms.

Jim

We use both a bow roller and a rail mount for our two different style anchors.
This insures they are both ready go when needed.
They stay on these brackets on the water and during trailering.


Here is our Guardian G16 aluminum Danforth style anchor on that exact same bracket you linked to.

To secure it I used a SS hose clamp to attach a SS snap hook to the lower leg of the pulpit.
The anchor chain shackle is clipped into this fixed snap hook and it locks the anchor
in place in the bracket. It's quick to release for deployment yet very secure.

The other anchor on the roller is a Bruce style 16.5lb Horizon Claw.
It is secured with the short pennant line with a SS snap hook on the end.

I split our anchor locker with a simple wood divider to keep the two rodes separate.
You have to cut off the tip of the anchor locker hatch cover to allow
the rodes to pass inside when the hatch is closed. The hatch is cored with
plywood so be sure to seal up where you cut with epoxy.

[Duane Dunn, Allegro]

Yes I have the mud palms installed works fine. I can't remember is I modified it slightly when I installed it, but if I did it didn't take much bending to make it work.

[puggsy]

Hi Tompolak...try bolting a two foot length of PVC wastewater pipe..4 inch diameter, vertically on one of the upright SS staunchions , one back from the bow......then the anchor shaft with chain attached fits into it and the flukes hang outboard away from the jib...
Two SS "U" bolts should do it...
The anchor is then immediately available for deployment...
A similar setup with smaller anchor can be fitted to the stern staunchion, with chain and line attached, that can be used as an emergncy brake, in the case of a shoal suddenly jumping out in front of you...