ANCHOR ALIGNMENT GUIDE AND METHODS

摘要

An anchor guide of or for a marine vessel, to receive the rode raisable lead in of an elongate shank of an anchor having, transversely to the locus of its rise, a section of non-rotational generation, the guide comprising of a plurality of bearing members to skeletally define a passageway for the lead-in, there being a gap or slot between each bearing member to allow the passage of lead-in into the passage yet accommodate the section in a the slot or gap, the bearing elements positioned to interact with shank to resist anchor swing when the anchor is being raised onboard the vessel.