In this owner's continuing focus on his anchoring system, we've repaired the original riser block, which is made out of solid oak. It had a couple bits of rot which was removed and replaced with some new oak inserts, after which the whole block was stripped of paint, re-faired and re-coated with a white Sterling linear polyurethane (LPU). While we were fixing the riser we went ahead and enlarged the hole where the chain falls and put in a a bronze tube so that no water will migrate into the oak block. We made the tube long enough so it could go all the way through the deck where we'll be able to attach a piece of hose to minimize chain abrasion. We also installed a G-10 pad on top of the winch base so the foot print of the anchor windlass would not leave an indentation in the wood like it had done before. We also ran the windlass wiring around the block to a deck fitting, instead of through the block, as had been done before. Finally, to get a better drop angle on the chain into the new locker, we moved the windlass four inches forward. Last, but not least, the windlass itself was rebuilt and painted.
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