Best Anchor

[M-Town Eliminator]

I have a 23' Eliminator and looking for opinion on the best anchor for mooring out front of Riverland. Any opinion on what type and weight works best ?

 

[Blubyu]

I really like my box ancor from Slide Anchor...

http://www.slideanchor.com/Default.aspx

 

[RitcheyRch]

Box anchor

http://www.slideanchor.com/Hlm_ShopIT_ProductDetails.aspx?ID=024a8189-c4ba-41dc-9a41-c5e749bb8688

 

[McRib]

Box anchor will fine. Once it sets in the grassy stuff it will be hard to pull up by hand. A danforth style would prob work well in the grassy bottom also. Peoples bigest mistake is not enoung line. There is a formula of somethin like 3 times the waters depth. U should also consider 2-3 ft of chain between ur anchor and ur line. It will allow the chain to lift when large wakes make ur boat pull on it. Its just another precaution so ur anchor doesent unset.

 

[M-Town Eliminator]

What size do you use, big or small

 

[Blubyu]

What size do you use, big or small

I have the Small. My boat is bigger than yours and it works great! I also have the Shore Spike, Use that thing the most.

 

[McRib]

Small holds up to 30ft. Either or would be fine. I dont think the price diff is that much. Go big if u want piece of mind. I have a 23 fter also and use a small and dont ever recall having a prob.

 

[FreeBird236]

I'm using some cheap ass conventional anchor for my 23 and its OK but have heard the box anchor is the best for sure. might check Fortress alum. and mag. anchors and at Eliminator facebook page some new type of anchor that looks pretty cool.

 

[Wmc]

My anchor line is set up this way.
Box to 30' line to bow to back of boat to sandspike...All on the same line.
I drop my anchor pass the grass and drag the boat back to where you want the boat to sit tie it up to the sandspike:thumbsup

 

[fed4life]

X3 for the box anchor from Slide Anchor. I have the small anchor for my 26' and its always worked great. As HWLaser23 said, the biggest mistake is not having enough anchor line and im guilty of this as well and am in the process of redoing my anchor line and getting it set-up properly.

I have the slide spike to and i use this the most as im usually beaching the boat instead of anchoring it. I just bought their Danik Hook from Slide Anchor to make life a little easier as well instead of messing with knotts. Not a bad product for $40 bucks.

just my .02

 

[HPBoats83]

I have the large anchor for my 30' and also use chain just because it was there when I switched from the old style to new.

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[Chico&Zeus]

Large Box... holds my 35' no problem. No chain needed with box.

 

[POWERCATDON]

I use a Small Stainless Box with short chain then 50' of rope. Works great once it is set.

 

[RyanPartridge]

If you're a Parker guy, stop in at the Interstate Battery shop in town. He dives in the coves after big weekends and comes up with a bunch of Box Anchors and sunglasses. Some of the anchors still have stickers on them.

He sells em, cheaper than new.

 

[mjc]

i have a small box in Havasu that i don't use anymore since going to a big one. you can have it for cheap since it is just taking up space.

 

[kevnmcd]

I just bought their Danik Hook from Slide Anchor to make life a little easier as well instead of messing with knotts. Not a bad product for $40 bucks.

just my .02

The Danik Hooks are the shiznit! They are awesome and make tying/anchoring very easy.

 

[McRib]

Heres a lil somethin I did. I wish I had a pic. I bought a 100' spool of white anchor line. Every 2-3 ft I pinched the line and made a knot with a lil loop stickin out of it. I bought 4 stainless carabeaners and my line is hooked to my anchor with a carabeaner and when I drop anchor I can let out line to the approprate loop knot then carabeaner it to my bow eye. I also have 2 carabeaners for the rear and my sand spike. I dont have to tie knots. It make gettin in and out pretty fast. The knots on the line also allow for good hand grip points when pullin the anchor up. when the box anchor sets it sets real well. One time I had to use the boat to get it to come up. Then it came up with a shit tonne of grass and mud that took 10 mins to get off the damn thing.

 

[sirbob]

Box anchor will fine. There is a formula of somethin like 3 times the waters depth.

I was always told 7 x depth on your "scope" now that did come from my days in of running boats in salt water - so possibly its different in fresh water or in a river...

However I can tell you first hand that 3 times depth will not hold a 26 ft boat on a large box anchor in front of the Nautical when the wind comes up at night...

 

[fed4life]

The Danik Hooks are the shiznit! They are awesome and make tying/anchoring very easy.

Ya i just ordered two of them yesterday, i got fed up this weekend with knotts so i bought one for my anchor line/box anchor and one for my line that i use for my slide spike.

 

[POWERCATDON]

I was always told 7 x depth on your "scope" now that did come from my days in of running boats in salt water - so possibly its different in fresh water or in a river...

However I can tell you first hand that 3 times depth will not hold a 26 ft boat on a large box anchor in front of the Nautical when the wind comes up at night...

What a Nightmare to wake up to. That always Scared the crap out of me. I have had others Boats knocking into mine at the Nautical in the past not fun.

 

[fed4life]

I was always told 7 x depth on your "scope" now that did come from my days in of running boats in salt water - so possibly its different in fresh water or in a river...

However I can tell you first hand that 3 times depth will not hold a 26 ft boat on a large box anchor in front of the Nautical when the wind comes up at night...

That pic looks like a friggin' disaster, did a lot of damage occur that night?

 

[Blubyu]

The Danik Hooks are the shiznit! They are awesome and make tying/anchoring very easy.

x3!:thumbsup

 

[TITTIES AND BEER]

i like the FORTRESS ( sp) it worked great on powell

www.fortressanchors.com

 

[McRib]

I was always told 7 x depth on your "scope" now that did come from my days in of running boats in salt water - so possibly its different in fresh water or in a river...

However I can tell you first hand that 3 times depth will not hold a 26 ft boat on a large box anchor in front of the Nautical when the wind comes up at night...

Damn that sucks. Apples to oranges though. Id bet 100$ if u had 100x's the depth ud have had the same prob in that cove. Northerly winds can get thomson bay up in the 3ft range. When that shit hits the nautical all hell breaks loose. If u catch it in time the only way to avoid damage is to get ur shit off the beach and get it on the trailer. This is quite the chore when ur drunk and tired at 3am

 

[sirbob]

That pic looks like a friggin' disaster, did a lot of damage occur that night?

I can't speak for the cost others incurred - but my insurance paid out $54,000 !

 

[sirbob]

What a Nightmare to wake up to. That always Scared the crap out of me. I have had others Boats knocking into mine at the Nautical in the past not fun.

Yes it was a nightmare!

Lots of boats knocking into each other - my biggest problem was I was going to outsmart the weather so I anchored out off shore with the bow into the direction the wind usually come from. I was trying to avoid the loose jet skis etc that always get blown from the direction of the launch ramp towards the Turtle.

Well the wind blew my boat and dragged the anchor - with the drive down, when it hit the beach it just created a situation where the bow was facing the oncoming waves and they just came over the boat until the front of the boat went under... the rest is history as they say.

 

[renodaytona]

That pic looks like a friggin' disaster, did a lot of damage occur that night?

I remember reading the thread yeah there was a lot of damage. Someone oven took a skeg to the foot. Let me see if I can find the thread.

 

[sirbob]

I remember reading the thread yeah there was a lot of damage. Someone oven took a skeg to the foot. Let me see if I can find the thread.

Note the red on the ground in the morning after shot by the girl near the picnic table... that was globs of blood from the "prop" - a guy was trying to push his buddy's boat off the beach when his friend started the boat to get out off the situation.

 

[renodaytona]

Here is the thread from over on PB

http://www.performanceboats.com/pb-open-water/17697-friday-night-monsoon.html

Sirbob that sounds like a nightmare I'd rather never awake too.

 

[fed4life]

Here is the thread from over on PB

http://www.performanceboats.com/pb-open-water/17697-friday-night-monsoon.html

Sirbob that sounds like a nightmare I'd rather never awake too.

Damn just read the thread on PB you posted, that is truly a disaster. I tried to click on the video link but it said "file not found". Anybody still have a video saved from that night?

$54K out in insurance.....sorry to hear that sirbob, did any good come out of it for you? Im guessing your avatar is the good? lol

And it really sucks that somebody got hurt while trying to do the right thing, boats and fiberglass can be fixed/replaced...somebodys foot...well i guess it can too but sure leaves a scar for life.

 

[sirbob]

Damn just read the thread on PB you posted, that is truly a disaster. I tried to click on the video link but it said "file not found". Anybody still have a video saved from that night?

$54K out in insurance.....sorry to hear that sirbob, did any good come out of it for you? Im guessing your avatar is the good? lol

And it really sucks that somebody got hurt while trying to do the right thing, boats and fiberglass can be fixed/replaced...somebodys foot...well i guess it can too but sure leaves a scar for life.

Don't have the video but the stills were taken off the video - the only time you could actually see anything was when the lightning hit and lit it up - thats when the stills were grabbed off the video.

Yes the new boat in in the avatar:champagne:

 

[kevnmcd]

Damn just read the thread on PB you posted, that is truly a disaster. I tried to click on the video link but it said "file not found". Anybody still have a video saved from that night?

Paging Ole HH......Still got the video, Jeff?

 

[M-Town Eliminator]

Thanks, think Im going to pick up a box anchor.

 

[Tamalewagon]

best anchor = Later's boat.

 

[77charger]

Box anchor will fine. Once it sets in the grassy stuff it will be hard to pull up by hand. A danforth style would prob work well in the grassy bottom also. Peoples bigest mistake is not enoung line. There is a formula of somethin like 3 times the waters depth. U should also consider 2-3 ft of chain between ur anchor and ur line. It will allow the chain to lift when large wakes make ur boat pull on it. Its just another precaution so ur anchor doesent unset.

I agree a danforth is a great anchor but most people do not know how to set an anchor in more than 5 feet of water.Should have seen it at the desert storm shoot out most were trying to set a box anchor and their lines were almost straight down try after try.Heard one guys say it should set its a box anchor.LOL

I have both box and danforth each have their advantages most time i use the danforth unless its rocky or hard bottom.Prefer the danforth for sandy soft bottoms.Never used chain just alot rope the longer the better 3-1 in minimum

 

[Crazyhippy]

7:1 is the rule listed on every "official" site I've ever read.

20' deep, 140' of rope. Pull the anchor sideways, not up and down!

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[Luvnlife]

Large Box Anchor with Danik hook for the front, large sandspike with Danik for the rear, holds this

<<<<<<<<------------Fine

 

[Hypnautic]

I have both the med and large box anchors and spikes. I run those with Danik hooks as well. I recommend using a box just one size larger than recommend and having an extra box or spike ensures you will never have a problem setting down.

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[Uncle Dave]

7:1 is the rule listed on every "official" site I've ever read.

20' deep, 140' of rope. Pull the anchor sideways, not up and down!

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Between 5 and 7-1 is the normal scope for a normal Danforth type anchor.

TO me practically speaking this makes it useless in a cove on Mojave where your circular swing can end up being hundreds of feet in diameter in the breeze as you swing around in a GIANT circle of anchor scope.

Box anchors much tighter 2-1 scope makes for a much tighter circle when hanging out in a cove. NOt having to have chain leader is also nice on toes hands and the inside of your boat.

Uncle Dave

 

[jetboatmatt]

When retrieving your box anchor just get in the boat and get right over your anchor lift straight up!!! Will come up easy everytime! It will have mud and crap and that can get heavy which sucks but it holds the best!!