Lee,
My anchor rope has a clasp on the end that attaches to the anchor chain. It  
is always the last item to enter the basket and the first to leave. No 
problems  with knots or tangles this way.
 
Rummy
 
 
In a message dated 6/26/2008 10:27:11 A.M. Eastern Daylight Time,  
LKUHN at cnmc.org writes:

If this  pile-method works, which it seems like it should, I'm going to
feel awfully  stupid for not thinking it up myself.

For coiling extension cords, I've  always plugged the ends together
before winding it up.  It usually  prevents tangles.  With extension
cords however, you need to use both  ends. 

If you tie the bitter end of your rope rode to the connection of  your
chain rode, you would need to unravel the entire thing on the  cockpit
floor before you would untie it.  Doesn't seem very simple or  practical.

Lee
1986 Rhodes22  At Ease
Kent Island,  MD

-----Original Message-----
From: Jack Wyman  [mailto:jackwyman at mindspring.com] 
Sent: Monday, June 23, 2008 3:40  PM
To: The Rhodes 22 Email List
Subject: Re: [Rhodes22-list] Anchor rode  spaghetti

Yes, this is very similar to the way many glider operations  store their 
200-foot tow ropes... just feed the rope (a.k.a. line) freely  down into
a 
bucket. Next time it's needed, it comes out  snag-free.

Jack Wyman
R-22 list reader



----- Original  Message ----- 
From: "David Bradley" <dwbrad at gmail.com>
To: "The  Rhodes 22 Email List" <rhodes22-list at rhodes22.org>
Sent: Monday, June  23, 2008 12:36 PM
Subject: Re: [Rhodes22-list] Anchor rode  spaghetti


> I've had better luck just piling the rode into the  crate.  The loops
> of a coil get tangled.
>
>  Dave
>
>
> On Mon, Jun 23, 2008 at 8:25 AM, John Lock  <jlock at relevantarts.com>
wrote:
>> Hi  folks,
>>
>> I hope everyone got out an celebrated Sailstice  2008 this
>> weekend!  http://www.summersailstice.com/  Not  a lot of wind to work
>> with down south, but we managed to get out  and weave a course amongst
>> the pontoons and jet skis  anyway.
>>
>> I have 150' of double-braid and 6' of chain  for both my bow and stern
>> anchors.  The bow anchor rode is  stored in a Rubbermaid container
>> under the cockpit seat.  The  stern anchor rode is stored in the
>> lazarette.  After about  half a dozen outings, these just turn into a
>> tangled heap and I  waste too much time freeing the rodes to set an 
>>  anchor.
>>
>> I've tried to take some care coiling the rodes  so that they will pay
>> out cleanly, but so far I haven't found the  right system to avoid
>> getting a tangle that escalates the more you  try to free it.  So,
>> anybody got a good storage system for  anchor rodes that doesn't
>> involve a  windlass?
>>
>> Cheers!
>>
>> John  Lock
>> ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
>> s/v Pandion - '79 Rhodes  22
>> Lake Sinclair, GA
>>  ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
>>
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