I am not yet a J-30 owner, but hope to be one soon. With respect to anchoring: The J-30 seems to be unique with it's starboard anchor well and it's forepeak rode locker. I understand the forward cowl vent/deck plate acts as sort of a hawse pipe. Seems to me if any amount of chain were to be lead in & out of there on a regular basis that the plastic ring would be damaged. Since I plan to do a lot of cruising with my J-30 I would like to hear from others about anchor deployment and any suggested modifications one might want to make to the J-30's standard "hawse pipe".
Thanks in advance, Mark
