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Anchoring on the lake overnight means bow and stern anchors for me, with the Bullwagga stern anchor taking the brunt of the 180 degree wind shift after sunset and the Fortress taking the brunt after sunrise when it shifts back; of course, they would both be off the bow on the salt by just walking the rode forward to the bow cleats after setting the stern anchor.

When anchoring for a few hours, it's just the bow anchor, and the bridle method Frank describes works wonders to keep the boat steady and keeping the kids from getting seasick from the swinging as well as keeping the boat within a few feet while swimming. About three years ago at the Pacific SailExpo I picked up a few "Montana Cinches" and they work great to connect lines without knots, visit [www.montanacinch.com].

I have photos of the bridle closeup with the cinch and of the boat showing the bridle and the angle to the waves, but I don't know how to post them here, so if anyone is interested in them, send an e-mail or tell me how to post a photo via e-mail as I don't keep up here.

The best way of attaching one is to your back-stay, and as Captain Hook said to Smee, "that's where the canker gnaws!" No back-stay on an M.

I am going to attache it to my main halyard, to the boom, and to the mast.
I am just fishing for other ideas.

Seems like you can run the main halyard aft to where a backstay would be attached and use that; maybe that's what you mean here.