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January~07 The aft
anchor also known as a drag anchor is a vital part of JENAL's
build for two reasons. For reason of safety, it can be quickly deployed if JENAL
suffered a mechanical problem in tidal waters. And the second reason is,
to meet the latest SI European Standards (Central Commission for
Navigation on the Rhine). Unfortunately, one can't argue with the
regulators.
Because JENAL is based on a late
1800's Klipper design, most of her external appearance is centered around
this period theme. We had a problem because these 'grappling-hook' style
anchors are no longer made (modern builds use bow anchors), old ones are
like the proverbial 'hens-teeth' so Alan designed this one and
Ament made it. This picture was taken before it went off for
galvanizing. Galvanizing will bring its total weight up of 55 kilos!
This should help with ballasting!
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