Anchor chain misalignment

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Hi everyone,
Got the below vetting remark on one of our vessels. I cannot seem to find out how to solve it, but I think it has an easy solution and I am maybe overlooking something :

The starboard side anchor was observed slightly slack approximately 30cm out of home position due to mis-alignment of anchor chain cable and anchor chain stopper.

Does somebody have an idea how I can advice the vessel how to align anchor cable and chain stopper ? It seems at the moment they cannot heave the anchor anymore completely in her correct position.

Thanks for any advice.

Best regards,

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Are you saying you have a twist in it?

Stop off each end and muscle it out with pry bars. Unless you have a place to hang a chain hoist.

Rig the stoppers such that the weight on the links you want to flip over is minimum.

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On my ship the riding pawl can be moved forward and aft by adjusting plates that hold it in position.

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Thanks for the help and reply. I will check with the vessel and ask them if they can see any twist.

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The twist would be between the wildcat and the riding pawl.

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Or take a thick piece of steel (I use a 10" blank) and heave up and shove it under the chain as it gets to the riding pawl. Then grab those prybars and pry.

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Chain can become twisted if the anchor swivel becomes seized and doesn’t turn.

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In my experience the twist comes from the anchor chain jumping the wildcat when the chain is allowed to pay out to fast.

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Here’s a photo of a chain with a twist (turns 90 degrees) in it between the wildcat (chainwheel) and the riding chock.

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