Anchor set up

[nedarb2]

I know this has been beaten to death so sorry for bringing it up again, but i cant seem to find the asnwer anywhere.

Im getting an anchor setup together for myself, currenty have the following:

anchor, with 20' of chain attached to the bottom and zapstrapped up the anchors arm, attached to 450' rope. I have this rope going through a puller ring which is attached with 4' rope to a scotsman. Now heres the question: what do you guys use at the end of the rope to stop it from sliding through the pull ring.
I know im supose to have it attached to something which is also where my 40' rope from my boat will clip onto. Sorry if i missed the answer to this somewhere but i couldnt find it after an hour of searching around.
nedarb

 

[scott craven]

Nothing, the chain pulls through the ring until it stops.
the heavy part of the chain is hanging in the water preventing the
anchor from dropping back down.

 

[nedarb2]

other end of the rope, sorry for the confusion rs.
so if i was to unclip my boat from the rope, whats going to stop the surface end from sliding down through the pull ring and onto ther ocean floor.

 

[scott craven]

try a small float located about 3 or 4' from the clip, too big to go through the ring
and it will stay floated close to the surface making for an easy retrieve.

 

[nedarb2]

Awesome thanks. Now im sure every anchoring question imagineable has been discussed

 

[profisher]

I use a big shackle..which I snap my intermediate line (scotsman to boat) to with a stainless snap. I also use a stainless snap with a threaded locking latch from the scotsman to the sliding ring...no rope. I want to avoid anything tangling and preventing the scotsman from sliding.