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Joe1
Sub Lieutenant Joined: 05 June 2014 Location: France Status: Offline Points: 9 |
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Posted: 16 November 2015 at 11:08 |
Hello to all.
I have a Hanse 385 since this spring, and between several issues, one issue looks fundamental and the reseller says it has no answer: the chain ancor is 50m long (that is a minimum from my point of view) and when the anchor winch pull the chain, recovering the anchor, the chain rises under the winch and blocks it, if one does not push the chain down permanently with the hands or with feets. Is is quite unconfortable, somewhat dangerous, for the person, and also for the boat as it make the removal of the anchor slower. It could probably work a 25m chain, but not for 50m. It is due to the fact that the winch is on the side of the chain well, and too low. Is there somebody who solved this question by a mechanical arrangement? I thank you in advance. |
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echoofwight
Captain Joined: 08 August 2007 Location: Portsmouth UK Status: Offline Points: 254 |
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I think this is normal with a lot of chain. It also happens on my boat. Stop the winch and push the chain down with a boat hook works for me.
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Steve. Hanse 341 Echo of Wight, . Deep draft and rudder, white hull, Single aft cabin. Raymarine instruments. Raymarine radar. Garmin AIS. Wheel Steering, Portsmouth.
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cwetto
Commander Joined: 15 June 2009 Location: sailing Med Status: Offline Points: 127 |
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SS chain or Chain Boy Edited by cwetto - 16 November 2015 at 15:30 |
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Cwetto
Hanse 540e 2007, sailing Med |
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Wild
Vice Admiral Joined: 18 March 2010 Location: Turkey-Greece Status: Offline Points: 784 |
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Echoofwight, IMO it is not. In the Med you need with a 38 feet time to time 50 meter or more chain In a emergency ,in the Med on anchor with sternmooring lines on the rocks during the night with gusts on your side a dragging anchor and single or with only 2 people on board, this is what's you can miss like pain in the a.. I can tell you by experience. One of the big advertising slogans of Hanse" easy sailing short handed " and on every anchor winch manual the factory's tell you that you must take attention the chain can run free. Once again the proof that designers and builders of the last decades have more attention too how the boat looks at the bootshow and not on the handling. |
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Wild and Wet
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Rubato
Admiral Joined: 12 July 2006 Location: Canada Status: Offline Points: 1791 |
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Do a search on the total Hanse forum and you will find that this is a common problem discussed a few times over the last 8 years. Here's one owner's solution
Others have installed pieces of metal to provide a steeper ramp under the windlass. I've not done a thing, just got used to standing in the anchor locker moving the chain as I raise the anchor...
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Steve
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Mark&Catherine
Admiral Joined: 18 January 2013 Location: Turkey Status: Offline Points: 1200 |
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Yes we do too, we have 60 meters of chain and sometimes wish we had more in some crowded bays in turkey. Cathie stands in the locker and pushes the chain with her foot (stops the windless every time she does it). Buy some cheap crock lookalikes for this or you will ruin your shoes
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385 ubulukutu sail number GBR 3350L in Turkey and Greece with Mark and Catherine
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Lippe
Commadore Joined: 05 September 2009 Location: Finland Status: Offline Points: 356 |
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Hi,
I tried to lift the winch as much up as possible with additiona wooden basement under it. Then I added a stainless steel slope for the chain to slide forward. No improvement. Then I built exactly similar system than in Rubato's link and it works fine now. Kari |
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Martin&Rene
Vice Admiral Joined: 06 December 2009 Location: United Kingdom Status: Online Points: 833 |
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Before I got my Hanse, I crewed a few times on a friend's Halberg Rassy 46 in the Med and on a trip back to Scotland. Even on that supposed "quality" boat, I always had to kick the chain or use a boat hook to stop it piling up. Just be safe, stop the winch when you put anything in the anchor locker. And yes, I did have to do it at 0200hrs in the dark as we were dragging the anchor and heading for some rocks. Hence why I added a a steaming/deck light immediately I purchased my boat.
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Martin&Rene Hanse 341 Dipper Wheel steering, 3 cabin layout, normally based in Scotland
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johnyred
Lieutenant Joined: 30 October 2011 Location: Greece Status: Offline Points: 35 |
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Common Hanse
problem. You can
either live with it and keep pushing the pilling chain forward from time to
time. Or you can cut the locker bay all around and let the chain pile on the inside of the hull. There are 20cm in height and more space all around that can be used. In this case you should make a bulkhead to isolate cabin from anchor bay. |
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Stella*Nova
Vice Admiral Joined: 25 January 2004 Location: Lelystad / NL Status: Offline Points: 776 |
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I had exactly the same issue on my 370. 50m chain, allways blocked.
The solution was a stainless pedestrial for the winch, glued with sika and fixed with some screws in the locker. That worked absolutely perfect an below the winch there was enough room for 4 fenders and one flat fender. |
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BR Ralf, Ex. 'a mare' H370
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