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Whalerdog posted 08-20-2007 07:15 PM ET (US)
I see [an anchor mount] as an option for Whaler models [other than the 190 MONTAUK]. Are there any factory mounts or after market mounts that fit [the Boston Whaler 190 MONTAUK]? I hate to see [the anchor] bang up the forward compartment. Thanks!
highanddry posted 08-21-2007 02:22 PM ET (US)
Put [the anchor] in or on a bucket like everybody else does. Works fine in our Nantucket 190.
sheikofthesea posted 08-21-2007 11:11 PM ET (US)
Not to be prissy but the boat has an anchor locker.
highanddry posted 08-22-2007 04:21 AM ET (US)
I would not want the anchor and chain bouncing around in there.
You take a bucket from Home Depot or similar, one of those big paint buckets. They have white ones. You store your rode and chain in the bucket and your anchor either goes in the bucket or you notch the bucket so you can set the anchor atop it. Alternatively, I have some left over dry deck in my locker and store the rode and chain and a spare anchor in the bucket and the main anchor forward of the bucket on the dry deck.
Jordi posted 08-22-2007 08:28 AM ET (US)
For locker protection you can also put three life jackets in the anchor locker and you will protect the inside of the anchor locker.
Mobjack posted 08-22-2007 11:27 AM ET (US)
This solution will not be popular with everyone, I am sure, but it has worked well for me.
I owned a couple of older whalers and I used the bucket trick as well, but was always somewhat discouraged about how the anchor and/or chain would find a way to scratch up and mark the inside of the anchor locker.
When I bought my montauk a couple of years ago, this solution was already in place and I have used the hell out of it, I had seen them before but had never thought to use one.
In the far aft corner of the boat, the previous owner mounted one of those anchor holders on the stainless rail. The square plate that is on the head of a danforth-style anchor slides into a receiver, so the anchor basically hangs on the rail. I store the chain and line in a square milkcrate under my rear bench, and when it is time to anchor up it takes me about a quarter of the time to toss the hook as it did in the past, having to traverse to the front of the boat and open the hatch and dig everything out, etc. This makes the front locker a very good fish box, and the fish don't hurt that locker nearly as much as the anchor.
When I first saw the rig I was sure that the anchor would come out, but it has been very impressive, it never moves. it is out of the way, and easy to use.
SEGrin posted 08-24-2007 06:56 PM ET (US)
I haven't done it, but I've seen ads for Rhino lining - the stuff that's sprayed inside pickup boxes - applied to boats. Spraying the anchor locker would be one solution.
What I did do is get a plastic covered chain for my rode and two small plastic plugs on the ends of the rod the flukes mount to. That took care of 90% of the stray marks.
I've also considered buying a can of plastic tool dip and trying that.

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Author	Topic: Anchor Mount for 190 Montauk
Whalerdog	posted 08-20-2007 07:15 PM ET (US) I see [an anchor mount] as an option for Whaler models [other than the 190 MONTAUK]. Are there any factory mounts or after market mounts that fit [the Boston Whaler 190 MONTAUK]? I hate to see [the anchor] bang up the forward compartment. Thanks!
highanddry	posted 08-21-2007 02:22 PM ET (US) Put [the anchor] in or on a bucket like everybody else does. Works fine in our Nantucket 190.
sheikofthesea	posted 08-21-2007 11:11 PM ET (US) Not to be prissy but the boat has an anchor locker.
highanddry	posted 08-22-2007 04:21 AM ET (US) I would not want the anchor and chain bouncing around in there. You take a bucket from Home Depot or similar, one of those big paint buckets. They have white ones. You store your rode and chain in the bucket and your anchor either goes in the bucket or you notch the bucket so you can set the anchor atop it. Alternatively, I have some left over dry deck in my locker and store the rode and chain and a spare anchor in the bucket and the main anchor forward of the bucket on the dry deck.
Jordi	posted 08-22-2007 08:28 AM ET (US) For locker protection you can also put three life jackets in the anchor locker and you will protect the inside of the anchor locker.
Mobjack	posted 08-22-2007 11:27 AM ET (US) This solution will not be popular with everyone, I am sure, but it has worked well for me. I owned a couple of older whalers and I used the bucket trick as well, but was always somewhat discouraged about how the anchor and/or chain would find a way to scratch up and mark the inside of the anchor locker. When I bought my montauk a couple of years ago, this solution was already in place and I have used the hell out of it, I had seen them before but had never thought to use one. In the far aft corner of the boat, the previous owner mounted one of those anchor holders on the stainless rail. The square plate that is on the head of a danforth-style anchor slides into a receiver, so the anchor basically hangs on the rail. I store the chain and line in a square milkcrate under my rear bench, and when it is time to anchor up it takes me about a quarter of the time to toss the hook as it did in the past, having to traverse to the front of the boat and open the hatch and dig everything out, etc. This makes the front locker a very good fish box, and the fish don't hurt that locker nearly as much as the anchor. When I first saw the rig I was sure that the anchor would come out, but it has been very impressive, it never moves. it is out of the way, and easy to use.
SEGrin	posted 08-24-2007 06:56 PM ET (US) I haven't done it, but I've seen ads for Rhino lining - the stuff that's sprayed inside pickup boxes - applied to boats. Spraying the anchor locker would be one solution. What I did do is get a plastic covered chain for my rode and two small plastic plugs on the ends of the rod the flukes mount to. That took care of 90% of the stray marks. I've also considered buying a can of plastic tool dip and trying that.