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- Make up an eye splice and thimble in the top end of the anchor line that’s
connected with the chain. Shackle this thimbled eye splice to the submerged
bail on the buoy. - Lower the anchor and set it deep into the seabed. Th is system keeps the load
on the rode and off the deck gear.
How to Rig a Two-Anchor Mooring System
Set down two anchors in reversing currents, tight anchorages, or narrow
channels.
Bahamian moor. In a narrow waterway with limited swinging room, or in
areas with currents that reverse 180 degrees, the Bahamian moor provides superior
security. Follow these steps:
- Lower and set the fi rst anchor from the bow, paying out rode as the boat
drift s aft. When you pass your calculated rode point—the amount of rode
you expect to use—mark that point on your rode with tape, marker, or a
rag, but keep on paying out rode. - Pay out rode until you have dropped back twice as far as your calculated
rode. Cleat off the rode. - Drop a second anchor from the stern. Now pull the vessel toward the bow
anchor, slacking the stern rode as you move the boat forward. When you’re
back to your calculated rode point on the bow anchor, stop and cleat off
the bow rode. Move the stern rode to the bow. Install chafi ng gear on both
rodes.
Modifi ed Bahamian moor. Th is arrange-
ment keeps swinging room to a minimum
and takes up less room than the full-blown
version. This variation of the Bahamian
moor sets two anchors from the bow, 45 to
60 degrees apart.Modifi ed Bahamian moor.- Drop the fi rst anchor and fall back to your calculated rode point. Cleat off
the anchor rode and back down under power or back the mainsail under
sail to set the anchor deep into the seabed.