ANCHOR DECK PIPE

dmoore

dmoore

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Got tired of going down below to bring up the anchor rode w/chain then leaving the line under the center windshield.

Purchased a very nice Whitecap 3/16 polished S/S hinged deck pipe from www.go2marine.com

Bedded with 3M 4200 and secured with 4 #12 S/S oval screws. I can actually reach in and grab the S/S shackle, bring it up on deck, attach directly to anchor, unlatch the Windline anchor safety and viola.
 
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Good choice, hard to believe you cut a hole in your beautiful boat hahaha! Someone before me installed something similar on my boat, makes life a little easier. Nice work!!!
 
I've worked on several windlass setups on various large boats. It's very common to see regular pvc tubing used for routing you're anchor line below deck. I was going to install.a Maxwell windlass and have it feed to a bucket to tend all my line. Never got around to it
 
A problem I’ve had, drilling holes through the foredeck for bolts is getting through into the carpet glued to the underside. It grabs the drill bits and breaks them off. Really surprised me the first time it happened. I don’t recall how I got around the problem, but it got a couple of bits before I did. Probably just ran the drill really slow and stopped when I felt it grab - also helped knowing the deck thickness after 1st first hole.
 
Start the pilot hole with a sharp 3/8" bit. I used a fine tooth wood blade in the jigsaw. I went through 2 of them. Some of the carpet loosend under so I just used 3m Adhesive spray to secure.
 
anytime you guys are using a hole saw in fiberglass, drill the pilot hole separately, then spin the hole saw backwards, it takes a bit, but it will still cut thru. If you try it spinning the correct way, it tends to grab and bite, usually trying to break your wrist when it grabs
 
spareparts said:
anytime you guys are using a hole saw in fiberglass, drill the pilot hole separately, then spin the hole saw backwards, it takes a bit, but it will still cut thru. If you try it spinning the correct way, it tends to grab and bite, usually trying to break your wrist when it grabs
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Good tip Spare. Thank you
 
You know Step, that might be just the ticket. Multi tool is an amazing thing. They do tend to be hard to control for precise cuts, so for a deck hole, making a template and taping it down solid could be a good system. For a round hole, I’d still use a hole saw, and follow Spare’s advice.

For my DYI electrical work, I made a thin plywood template for cutting holes in drywall for cut-in switch and outlet boxes. I level it up, tape it on the wall and have a fast, perfect size, fast hole with my multitool. Like using a utility knife to cut stuff, it’s good to go around once lightly to establish the cut line, then go on through.
 
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