Ground Tackle

Primary anchor

• Rocna 20 kg on the bowsprit roller
• Secured to roller with a Dyneema soft shackle + chain links from West Marine (2026-04)

Soft shackle build

• Material: Dyneema (SK75 or SK99) — knots cinch tight in slippery braid
• Construction: eye splice (or tightly dressed overhand-on-bight) at one end, diamond knot (knife lanyard knot) at the other for the button
• Modest loads — anchor-to-roller doesn't push the limits

Secondary anchor

• Bruce 30 aboard
• Pending — 2nd roller install before underway

Rode

• Primary: all chain (the original listing showed 100 ft chain + 150 ft nylon rode, but in practice it's chain throughout)
• Chain length ❓ — verify on next inspection
• Chain grade ❓ — verify on next inspection

Windlass (planning)

Defiant did not come with a windlass from factory — there is no template.

The current plan (in planning, not yet executed):

• Looking for a rare Moritz manual windlass (out of production). Sources: Boaters' Resale Shop of Texas, Sailorman, Cruisers Forum classifieds, Sam L. Morse forum, Bayfield owners FB group. ~$600–1,200 typical.
• If Moritz can't be sourced, a manual Lofrans (Tigres / Cayman class) is appropriate for the 75 lb anchor.
• Mounting geometry: bowsprit is over open water (locker doesn't extend under bowsprit). Realistic approach is a locker-lid mount: split lid: half permanently bolted + reinforced for the windlass, half hinged for access; chain drops straight down through the gypsy into the locker.
• Anchor drop button at bow — pending install

Snubber / Bridle

• Homemade bridle: a single line looped back between the bow cleats, then clipped to the chain.
• Line size / length ❓

Storage

• Anchor locker hinges replaced (2026-03)