Fisherman 209 Anchor Locker Questions

mct

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I am the new owner of a Fisherman 209. This is my first Grady White. Does water that enters the forward anchor locker drain overboard or does down into the bilge? Also, does the fiberglass in the anchor locker take a beating from the anchor chain such that the anchor locker should be lined with dri dek?
 

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I can't positively answer your first question, but it's very easy to figure out... (1) Is there a drain near the bottom of the anchor locker (you can see the fitting on the outside of the hull or (2) Pour some water in there! On my boat, it drains to the forward bilge, but that's a 36-year old boat. Re-building the anchor locker to drain overboard is one of those things on my "to do" list, though, since right now I won't use it for the anchor rode.

The chain won't bother the fiberglass. It's done that way on thousands and thousands and thousands of boats. An occasional small chip? Possibly... but it's anchor locker.