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The anchor chain used go partly over the top deck.  We plan to change its path so it will stay under the deck.  Below a picture of what used to be the situation. The images in the picture section show more of the below-deck area. 

Below is how we want to make it, using the same pieces that were used before.  The main advantage and reason to do this was to get rid of the equipment on the deck.  The potential disadvantage is that we may get more water below deck.  While the anchor covers the anchor box when it’s totally pulled in, the water from the jets cleaning the chain when it is hauled up will have less time to fall of the chain and unlike before, it will now wall into the guide pipe going downwards.  So we have to make some kind of provision there to collect water.  I also intend to make the guiding pipe removable so it can be replaced more easily.