R-23 Rocna 10kg (22 lbs) Anchor upgrade

I’m using a Vulcan 9 on an R23 with a Yamaha f250. I tried a larger roller wheel to keep the point off the front of the boat but it still made contact. With a little tension on the chain, the shackles and carabiners pull the chain and anchor shaft down slightly. It keeps the point about an inch off the front of the boat.
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Thanks for the info and the pictures. How is it when you let the anchor out? Does it make contact with the bow when letting it out or retrieving it?
 
There’s not much rake (if any) on the bow and I think any anchor could make contact if it was choppy. I didn’t buy the boat new so the stainless plate already had a few dings in it from the previous owners. We don’t typically use the windlass motor to deploy, we release the tension on the gypsy, so the anchor hits the water before it has time to swing back and hit the hull.
 
Thank you for the info.
 
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