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What anchor should I buy?
"Ree-Yees" wrote in message ... Im anchoring in J Percy Priest lake in tennesse, it is a muddy lake. The people before me said they only used the anchor twice, so I would assume they just had it for the heck of it. However, me and my family like to anchor down for an hour to do some fishing or swimming. I have been looking up some anchoring information and it appears that I have been going about it all wrong and with this garbage anchor. All the other boats that I see anchored are just dropping them over the side to the bottom and ting it up. So that is what I have done. I realize now that I am supposed to be giving it a bit of slack to make like a 45 degree angle with my anchor! That danforth anchor looks pretty cool. I have seen some like that for about $30 at bass pro so I might test one of those out too. There sure is alot to learn about boats. Sure sucks some money away too! Thanks guys, --C "JAXAshby" wrote in message ... that is an anchor for muddy rivers and lakes. It is the PREFERRED anchor for muddy rivers and lakes on boats just stopped to do a little fishing. Don't let anyone talk you into some anchor/chain/12 to 1 scope monstrosity better suited to anchoring on a coral reef. what you have preferred for the waters that boat used in prior, and probably the waters you intend to use the boat in now. I have an anchor (came with the used boat) that looks like this: http://www.basspro.com/servlet/catal...3&hvarTarget=s e arch&cmCat=SearchResults Mine is probably 15 pounds. When I anchor in 15-20 feet of water the boat will slowly still move away. After about 30 minutes I will have moved 15-20 yards back out into the lake. What style of anchor do I need for a 19 foot sea ray? --C http://www.basspro.com/servlet/catal...=SearchResults The 10# would be good for your boat. Put 8-10' of 1/4" to 5/16" galvanized chain between the anchor and 3/8" anchor line / rope. Use no less than 3/8" line as anything smaller hurts your hands as you pull the anchor. Get anchor line, not poly rope as does not float, and is easier to deal with. Costs maybe $20 for 100' of line. I keep a second 100' line in the boat, if I need more, but I also anchor in deep, fast rivers. I have one to the mushroom anchors, and it does not hold very well. I use it on my Anchor Buddy line, as it rarely gets stuck, but will hold for the purpose of keeping the back of the boat off the beach. Bill |
What anchor should I buy?
Put 8-10' of 1/4" to 5/16" galvanized
chain between the anchor and 3/8" anchor line / rope. in all my years in and around boats on Midwest lakes, I never saw, nor ever heard of, using chain on an anchor. Not once. You tie the rope to the mushroom and drop it overboard. |
What anchor should I buy?
Evidently there is at least one big lake called "Lake Michigan". Some people
think it's so big they need to have chain AND big boats. I haven't Googled it yet, but it sounds REALLY big! There are, of course, 'littler' lakes - like Lake Winnebago. Those lakes don't need big boats or chain, right? I don't travel in lakes anymore, but your expertise would be invaluable to those who do. Please let them know before it's too late! Dan JAXAshby wrote: Put 8-10' of 1/4" to 5/16" galvanized chain between the anchor and 3/8" anchor line / rope. in all my years in and around boats on Midwest lakes, I never saw, nor ever heard of, using chain on an anchor. Not once. You tie the rope to the mushroom and drop it overboard. |
What anchor should I buy?
On Tue, 18 May 2004 00:45:47 GMT, Dan Krueger
wrote: There are, of course, 'littler' lakes - like Lake Winnebago. Those lakes don't need big boats or chain, right? ===================================== Jax got his experience on Lake Windy Bagel, much smaller than Winnebago. |
What anchor should I buy?
On Mon, 17 May 2004 20:57:17 -0400, "Gene Kearns"
wrote: Rope. In all of his millennia handling boats, he uses rope. ================================== And if you give him enough of it.... |
What anchor should I buy?
On Sat, 15 May 2004 13:52:18 -0500, "Ree-Yees"
wrote: I have an anchor (came with the used boat) that looks like this: http://www.basspro.com/servlet/catal...&hvarTarget=se arch&cmCat=SearchResults Mine is probably 15 pounds. When I anchor in 15-20 feet of water the boat will slowly still move away. After about 30 minutes I will have moved 15-20 yards back out into the lake. What style of anchor do I need for a 19 foot sea ray? --C I have a 4 pound danforth anchor for my little boat. Got it at Walmart for $11 on clearance. I can't use chain. My anchor is on the front and I sit on the back. I have the rope rigged through a pulley so I can lower it and raise it from the back. Chain would not go through the pulley and the anchor must be all the way to the pulley or it will be in the water and hit the boat. I use an extension cord reel to keep the rope from getting tangled. Works really well. In rocky waters, it can catch and be nearly impossible to raise. But it holds in swift current at the dam's base which is what I want. In muddy or sandy waters I have to "set" it. Which means I drop anchor and then back up laying out line, When I have enough line out I secure the anchor and continue backing until it catches and the boat stops. Never drift an inch that way. Sometimes takes a few tries to get it to catch though. I have a 10 pound mushroom anchor that I keep at the stern. I use it to keep the boat from moving around in circles and tangling my fishing lines. The 4 pound danforth holds much better than the 10 pound mushroom in every situation except soft mud. It sinks down and holds tight. But my experience comes from using a 14ft fiberglass semi-v jon boat. I don't know how well it applies to big boats. |
What anchor should I buy?
"JAXAshby" wrote in message ... Put 8-10' of 1/4" to 5/16" galvanized chain between the anchor and 3/8" anchor line / rope. in all my years in and around boats on Midwest lakes, I never saw, nor ever heard of, using chain on an anchor. Not once. You tie the rope to the mushroom and drop it overboard. You ain't seen much. First you do not use rope on an anchor. And if there is wind, on a lake, you want the chain to help get the anchor to set. Try Okeechobee. I bet the wind can blow bit time there. |
What anchor should I buy?
Calif Bill wrote:
You ain't seen much. First you do not use rope on an anchor. According to whom???? Or do you only mean that rope shouldn't be connected directly to the anchor? I'd guess that 99% of small powerboat anchor lines are rope...and very few of 'em have any chain between the anchor and the rode. Not that it isn't a good idea...they just don't have any. The major mistake many of 'em make is in just tying the line onto the anchor with a unidentifiable mess that doesn't even come close to resembling any recognized knot instead of using a thimble and a shackle. -- Peggie ---------- Peggie Hall Specializing in marine sanitation since 1987 Author "Get Rid of Boat Odors - A Guide To Marine Sanitation Systems and Other Sources of Aggravation and Odor" http://69.20.93.241/store/customer/p...40&cat=&page=1 |
What anchor should I buy?
Thanks, dam, for pointing out that that world's second largest fresh water body
of water is just exactly almost like a fishing lake in Kentucky. You have no idea how grateful we all are here that you can google and then tell the Kentucky Sea-Ray owner to lay in 275 feet of chain, a 65# CQR, an electric windlass, a backup 35# Danforth anchor, another 275 feet of chain, 75# fishman anchor with 200 feet of heavy chain and a 25# "lunch hook" with 80 feet of chain. Again, dam, thanks for sharing your in-depth knowledge. At least one thing came of your post, dam. Before, the Sea-Ray owner didn't know why the word "squathead" was usually used in reference to a powerboater. Now he does. Evidently there is at least one big lake called "Lake Michigan". Some people think it's so big they need to have chain AND big boats. I haven't Googled it yet, but it sounds REALLY big! There are, of course, 'littler' lakes - like Lake Winnebago. Those lakes don't need big boats or chain, right? I don't travel in lakes anymore, but your expertise would be invaluable to those who do. Please let them know before it's too late! Dan JAXAshby wrote: Put 8-10' of 1/4" to 5/16" galvanized chain between the anchor and 3/8" anchor line / rope. in all my years in and around boats on Midwest lakes, I never saw, nor ever heard of, using chain on an anchor. Not once. You tie the rope to the mushroom and drop it overboard. |
What anchor should I buy?
Jax got his experience on Lake Windy Bagel, much smaller than
Winnebago. wayne got his experience in a bathtub reading magazines and navigating a rubber ducky around a pylon. |
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