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I'm looking to change out my anchor rode on 298 Vista, it looks straight forward until you start reaching around the compartment through the 4 inch access hole to find that the rope is attached to a cleat which is very tight and the end of the rope attached somewhere that I can't identify through feel. It looks like I will need better access than the 4 inch hole, anyone's experience with this task would be appreciated.

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2004 Vista 298
Twin 5.7L Volvo Penta GXi-E

On my 268 there was access behind the v-berth forward mirror. Normally it is just attached to a cleat, and you can either untie it or cut it off and feed the new one through the windlass and reattach it to the cleat.

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2007 358 T-5.7GXi IB
Previous Boats
'08 H240, '08 V318, '04 268, '04 225

Yup, same idea on our 348. The forward mirror comes out and there's a large access opening leading to the anchor locker.

I bought a new rode setup for ours but have yet to install it.

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-Bill Kearney, 2005 348 Vista

Thanks for the tips!

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2004 Vista 298
Twin 5.7L Volvo Penta GXi-E

If you are a freshwater lake boater like me who does not let out a lot of rode, you might consider switching ends because the rode that is in the anchor bay is hardly ever used and in good shape. Here is a good website to learn the chain splice:
http://www.animatedknots.com/chainsplic ... dknots.com

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Current Boat: 2000 Four Winns 298 Vista
Previous Boat: 2000 Carver 406MY

I considered using the other end but after inspecting it, I decided to replace it.

How did you go from a 406 Carver to 298V, that's quite a move down!

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2004 Vista 298
Twin 5.7L Volvo Penta GXi-E