On Jun 14, 8:00*am, Wayne.B wrote:
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.

That's true, wayne, and hopefully on the sandy shores. instead of the
huge rocks piled around the dam, or IN the dam.