I had my anchor hang up yesterday while on the lake and had to cut it loose. I'm wondering what is the best replacement type. My boat is a 22' bowrider, approx weight is 4500 lbs. and generally I am anchoring in 6-20' of water with either a mud/rock or sand bottom. The lake we frequent with the sand bottom has waves to 3' and winds to 15kt occasionally (Tahoe). The lake with the mud bottom is much calmer but anchor points are usually deeper.
I've been looking at a self releasing Chene anchor. Am I way off?
2007-08-20 08:06:11 · 9 answers · asked by obviously_you'renotagolfer 5 in Cars & Transportation ➔ Boats & Boating
The answer is to find the right anchor for the waters you are boating in. Then determining the right weight will also answer your question.
A Danforth Anchor is best suited for sandy, muddy, and clay bottoms. Which sounds like what you need.
A Kedge Anchor, something you see tatooed on Popeye's forearms, is best for weedy, grassy, or rocky bottoms.
A Anchor is best suited for small boats like rowboats, jon boats, and canoes. For bigger boats they are useless since they have virtually no burying or holding power.
The last anchor I know of is a plow anchor. It has a swivel that allows you to put around in a radius of your anchor line. These are best for water bodies with soft bottoms. So let's say you have a 40ft anchor line and the water is 8ft deep, it'd be safe to say you can pull back or go forth about 30ft+ from where the anchor lies. These are great for trolling the waters while fishing.
A Bruce anchor, the scaled down boater's version, is also a great one to use in soft bottoms. It has the advantages of the plow anchor, but really easy to pull up vertically. These were originally used for oil rigs I believe.
So, here are the weights you should use for each anchor type I think would be right for your boat as follows:
Danforth, get an 8lb anchor using at least a 3/16th in. thick chain, and 7/16th in. nylon anchor rode (layman's term: cord) that is as long as you need to reach the bottom. 90ft is just a suggestion unless the lake is deeper or more shallow. The chain should be at least 6 to 10 ft in length, then the nylon can be as long as need to hit bottom.
Plow, get a 10lb anchor using at least the same chain and anchor rode sizes mentioned for the Danforth.
Bruce, get a 4.4lb anchor using at least the same chain and anchor rode sizes mentioned for the Danforth.
I hope this helps.
2007-08-20 13:32:30 · answer #1 · answered by ArticAnt 4 · 1⤊ 1⤋
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I had my anchor hang up yesterday while on the lake and had to cut it loose. I'm wondering what is the best replacement type. My boat is a 22' bowrider, approx weight is 4500 lbs. and generally I am anchoring in 6-20' of water with either a mud/rock or sand bottom. The lake we...
2015-08-10 15:07:05 · answer #3 · answered by Garrek 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If your anchor is in a busy area or a spot near commercial fishing guys, tie a jug to the like to your anchor, with your phone number- don't forget to grind your number into your anchor, too!
I used to own a commercial fishing boat. I brought 10-15 anchors up in my gear every year. Good side income, selling 'em to people, but I always called if there was a number attached. A roast beef sandwich and a 6-pack was what I demanded in return.
2007-08-20 14:02:51 · answer #4 · answered by benthic_man 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Above are good, so, I not go there. But, I would like to comment on losing anchors. I keep some simple snorkel gear. Face Mask and Fins are plenty. If, I am in safe water (Not a lot of people eating fish around that look hungry), and the anchor not too deep, I just take a deep breath and pull myself down with the rope to find my anchor and un-stick it. The extra line mentioned is a very good choice, just some extra rope and I put a Float on it and not run with my main Rode (Rope/Chain).
2007-08-20 11:31:11 · answer #5 · answered by Snaglefritz 7 · 1⤊ 1⤋
TRY A DANFORTH ANCHOR WITH ABOUT SIX FEET OF HEAVY CHAIN THEN THE ANCHOR LINE. YOU NEED AT LEAST SIX(6) TIMES THE DEPTH OF THE WATER TO HOLD A BOAT PROPERLY. 6 TIMES 30 FEET IS 180 FT. OF ANCHOR LINE. IF YOU ARE LOSING YOUR ANCHOR TO THE BOTTOM IT PROBABLY IS A ROCKY BOTTOM. YOU SHOULD HAVE A WELDER MAKE YOU A FEW ANCHORS WITH 1/2 " STEEL ROD BENT OVER TO FORM AN ANCHOR. THEN YOU CAN REVERSE THE BOAT WHEN LEAVING AND IF IT IS STUCK IT WILL UNBEND IT'S SELF AND GET FREE. THEY ARE CHEAP TO MAKE. GOOD LUCK
2007-08-20 09:03:43 · answer #6 · answered by FILE 4 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Use a danforth stile that has a ring on the fluk end put your chain there and use 2 wire ties on the shank end when you get ready to leave drive over the anchor an it breaks the ties an up comes the anchor back wards?
2007-08-20 10:32:11 · answer #7 · answered by 45 auto 7 · 1⤊ 1⤋
I would recommend a Fortress, 13 pound. Put at least 10 feet of chain on the anchor. (Danforth type)
2007-08-20 13:07:45 · answer #8 · answered by science teacher 7 · 1⤊ 1⤋
you can have a ring welded to the butt of any anchor and attach a second line to the ring, when ready to lift , just pull other line.
The anchor will lift from the bottom up and the tines won't get stuck
2007-08-20 10:16:19 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 1⤋
A Ford
2007-08-20 13:07:57 · answer #10 · answered by hawk_barry 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋