The standard anchor should work well. Make sure your scope is right.

wrote:

Can anyone suggest a good way of anchoring to a sand
beach? I drove a regular anchor in, and tied it down with
a dog tie out screw. That seemed to work okay, but I'm
afraid it might still pull loose if the wind gets too strong.

So tell us: how do you measure scope when the anchor is level with the boat?

BTW, a friend who has anchored out about 250 nights a year for the last 25 years
is fond of pointing to a small Danforth on the stern and saying, "That's the
anchor that held us for the 'Storm of the Century'. It was set in a mud bank
about 200 feet away."




"Harvey Lindley" wrote in message
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The standard anchor should work well. Make sure your scope is right.

wrote:

Can anyone suggest a good way of anchoring to a sand
beach? I drove a regular anchor in, and tied it down with
a dog tie out screw. That seemed to work okay, but I'm
afraid it might still pull loose if the wind gets too strong.

Jeff Morris
said "
BTW, a friend who has anchored out about 250 nights a year for the last 25
years
is fond of pointing to a small Danforth on the stern and saying, "That's the
anchor that held us for the 'Storm of the Century'.

Usually anchoring by the stern alone is asking for trouble. Better to anchor
from the bow to allow the boat to face the waves/swells. A Danforth IS the
answer for a sand bottom. Not so good in mud and doesn't do well with a grassy
bottom.

Mike
F/V Can't Retire
San Diego

"CaptMP" wrote in message
...
Jeff Morris
said "
BTW, a friend who has anchored out about 250 nights a year for the last
25
years
is fond of pointing to a small Danforth on the stern and saying, "That's
the
anchor that held us for the 'Storm of the Century'.

Usually anchoring by the stern alone is asking for trouble. Better to
anchor
from the bow to allow the boat to face the waves/swells. A Danforth IS
the
answer for a sand bottom. Not so good in mud and doesn't do well with a
grassy
bottom.

Hmmm....my Danforth was almost immovable last weekend in a mud/grass combo
bottom. Brought up over 11 million tons of the stuff when I finally got it
free. :-)