Before reading on, please take a moment to fill out this week’s survey so we can share your knowledge and experiences with the Cruising Compass family. Thanks.
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Many thanks to everyone who took the time to fill out last week’s survey on bow rollers. Of those who replied, 96% have a built-in bow roler and of those 57% have twin rollers for two anchors while 43% have a single roller. Asked if the anchor(s) stow neatly on the roller 67% said yes for one anchor while 33% said yes for two. Asked if you ever set a second anchor off the bow, 57% said never, 32% said sometimes and 15% said only in strong winds.
Asked how you would improve the bow roller the majority by far said they’d like to be able to stow two anchors neatly and have two rodes that could each lead to the windlass.
