On Sun, 13 Jun 2010 20:52:18 -0700 (PDT), Tim
wrote:

Nah, the pontoon is a lake/river queen and doesn't have to hold
much. A major wind squall? I've been in one of those before, and
unless I get caught in it, I won't be on the lake when that happens.

Everyone who does a lot of boating gets caught in a wind squall sooner
or later. A good anchor is your best defense whenevery thing else is
going crazy. Picture a scenario where you are anchored out on the
lake on a nice summer afternoon and you suddenly notice a line of
thunderstorms moving in from the west. You go to start the engine
and head for the dock but it doesn't fire up for some reason. Without
a good anchor you will end up where ever the wind wants to put you.