More praise for Cornwall Canoes and Hobie Europe

Glad to give another big thumbs up to the guys at Cornwall canoes and the crew in Holland. Ordered a Trax trolley, Turbo ST fins and an anchor trolley system on Monday, arrived here today (Wednesday) having been despatched direct from Holland. Great service!
Looking forward to having a decent trolley. The generic POS with the swing out arms, really didn't cope with the AI and I was worried about damaging the hull.
Any advice on the best way to fit the Anchor trolley, the instructions are not very clear and the photos are so dark you cannot see how it is supposed to fit? I think they are also written for the Adventure rather than the AI.

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This might help Rockraider:

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q2x5JRdQvmI[/youtube]

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Are you fishos out there sold on the anchor trolley concept?...Pirate

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Master of the galleon 'Pirates Lot'

I am fitting one so I can anchor just off the seals I am helping to monitor. I want the ability to angle the boat to the anchor to make it easier to take photos, often in strong winds. I like the idea of having an adjustable fixing point to tune the anchor.

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Have you fitted your trolley yet mate? I wish they'd not fast forwarded the vid, looks like a few steps for us mere mortals worth seeing.....

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Every day is an Adventure Island day

I am fitting it this afternoon. I will take some pics as I do it. Are you fitting one on yours?

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I hope you got on better than me, NO 50c little tool to remove the paddle bungy holders.............

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Every day is an Adventure Island day

I have fitted mine. The bit that the video misses out and the instructions don't make clear, is what to do with the elastic and the hook. I have used the elastic to tension the lines and replaced the plastic hook with a stainless Caribina attached to the line, not the elastic. I have not fitted the eyes at this point. I have given the line a double wrap around the screw in cleat ahead of where the amas brace attaches to the pintle. So far that seems to offer enough grip to hold it when anchored. I don't want to drill holes if they are not needed and I use the elastic paddle keeper bungee to hold the amas into the hull, so do not want to remove it. I have attached some pics of what I have done below. Don't know whether this is right, but it seems to work ok.

Another mod I did whilst I was at it, was to fit a longer reefing line on the mast and fit an eye above the rudder uphaul to run the tail through. This makes reefing much easier as I am not having to reach forward to grab hold of the line. When I want to reef, it is close to hand.

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