lil_fisherman

ok here's what i got. a 65 "sears boat", 13 footer with a full deck (for now, thinking of chopping it off)...i'm wanting a safe way to tie off the anchor...without having to crawl on a deck. the furthest cleat (so far) is beside the front seats, but i dont feel thats a safe anchor point, with a rogue wave now and then i feel more comfortable with a bow "anchor point". i'm looking for the cheapest possible way AND keep the boat looking good. if suggestions could be thrown my way it would be most appreciated.

P-cola_Native

Mount aneye up front by the running light and run the line through the eye while it is on the trailer, then run it back to a cleat that is easy to get to.

lil_fisherman

not sure why i didn't see that, too many things going at once. thanx. (NOW i feel retarded) lmao

BIGRIGZ

This is my vote.

#1 mount it in the side area pictured where you can reach it easy enough.

#2 could mounta cleaton the centerline of the bow near the windshieldarea so you could reachthe cleat,but you may needa bow chockthat's made to direct the anchor line and mountthe bow chockright up by the running light.



I don't have a cleat on the center line of my boat either. I only have a cleat in the side area that I pointed out. It works fine. The boat may be a bit more stable if you put the cleat in the center of the bow a comfortable distance from the windshield so that you could reach it but, I would really lean towards the side area becuase it won't pull your bow down into the water when the scope of your anchor line tightens up and a wave comes.

lil_fisherman

i have no idea why i've been so braindead lately...thanx a mill!

BIGRIGZ

Now that I think about it more I would probably just install a bow chock on either side in the front area and use the cleats that you already have to tie off the rope when anchoring.





This way you could just pull the anchor in by hand. They do make stuff for auto in/out anchoring and securing the anchorbut it's probably not worth fooling with.

Just pull it in and set it in the boat somewhere.

P-cola_Native

That was what I was talking about when I said "eye", I just didn't know what it was called.

miztergentz

What a great boat... a classic! Would love to see more pictures posted of the interior.

lil_fisherman

inside aint too pretty right now, i ripped everything out and am redoing it. it was carpeted and had fold-down seats, i'm gonna put in flooring, new pedestal seats, and paint the inside...should be done by weds. tomorrow i'm wiring her. ;-)

eddy2419

Too cool of a boat to chop off the deck! Also may be much less rigid if you do.



Didn't anybody tell you you can't catch fish on a boat that doesn't cost at least $50,000?