So I know I'm speaking to the minority here, but for other tinboaters that have closed bows, how do you anchor?
My current process is to climb on the bow cover, over the windshield, burn my feet on the hot aluminum, then tie up to the front cleat or bow eye, then do it in reverse and try not to break anything on the boat/my body in the process. I feel that there must be a better way. The previous owner had an "anchor mate" davit on the bow and a hand crank, which I'm sure worked well, but I don't like how it looks and don't want to do that.
So, any advice would be appreciated. Also, I'm working with a blank canvas here, so to speak. I haven't done my paint job yet so I can set up new cleats or other hardware wherever on the bow cover to make this easier.
Here's a pic of my rig just for fun.
GOPR1416 by Photo 144, on Flickr
My current process is to climb on the bow cover, over the windshield, burn my feet on the hot aluminum, then tie up to the front cleat or bow eye, then do it in reverse and try not to break anything on the boat/my body in the process. I feel that there must be a better way. The previous owner had an "anchor mate" davit on the bow and a hand crank, which I'm sure worked well, but I don't like how it looks and don't want to do that.
So, any advice would be appreciated. Also, I'm working with a blank canvas here, so to speak. I haven't done my paint job yet so I can set up new cleats or other hardware wherever on the bow cover to make this easier.
Here's a pic of my rig just for fun.
GOPR1416 by Photo 144, on Flickr