"Wayne.B" wrote in message
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On Mon, 21 Jun 2010 21:12:32 -0400, W1TEF
wrote:

Then, move up the anchor line until it is vertical. Move the anchor to
shallow water a little at a time taking up the slack. Eventually
you'll get it shallow enough to man handle it aboard.


That's creative although you are likely to run aground at some point.

I wonder something - on your GB, could you use the boom to lift it
aboard once you got it shallow enough?

That's one possibility but I have other ways that I like better. I'd
prefer to pull the anchor right where it sits for various reasons.

You're thinking in the right direction however.

Is the anchor dug into mud or snagged on something? If it's snagged, I don't
see a way to clear it without either driving forward over it or diving on
it. From what I've read, you're supposed to have a second line from the
anchor to the surface with a float attached to mark the spot. Perhaps if it
was a double line with a pulley on it because you thought ahead (and the
anchor was in mud), you could use one end of the float line to haul down a
heavier line, attach one or more fenders and haul those down perhaps using a
regular winch, since I bet it would be pretty hard to do, and then use the
combined effort of muscle and lift from the fender to raise the anchor.