I have an anchor line question for the experienced boatpeoplekind.......
On lakes I run my 1/2" nylon anchor line through a Scotty anchor mount on the bow cap. It's sort of auto locking and easy to use solo. The rode consists of 15' of chain and 100' of 1/2" nylon anchor line.
However on the river I will be using my 30 lb river anchor plus a 12" float and an anchor puller. I'd like a system where I can release the entire anchor rode easily and quickly when I am solo.
If I bypass the Scotty mount and release the anchor, float and puller over my bow rail, once I am done releasing the anchor rode, can I just tie the anchor line to my bow rail with a quick release knot like a painter hitch? ie. is the painter hitch an appropriate knot for this situation?
The rest of the rode will be in a line bag with a float, not attached to the boat so if i need to release it I can just release the painter hitch, throw the rest of the anchor rode, bag and float over the rail and go.