New Anchor

[AKMel]

Thought I'd post my new anchor. First, I got it for my 20' enclosed Alumaweld fishing boat, but can transfer to the Cdory as needed. I will need to change the Cdory to a 2.5" wide bow roller if installed as other than a throw-over the side. Up here in SE Alaska there are a lot of large sharp rocks in the seabed. My old forstner anchor was terribly beat up and bent up. I was waiting until I lost it, but instead it would bend and finally pull free, but then I needed a large hammer to put it back in workable shape. That was something I couldn't do on the water. time of something better. I have many friends who have lost multiple anchors, and have seen yachts going in circles trying to break their anchor loose. Enuf said. Name of the new anchor is "Breakaway." It's a plow style, but different in that it has a resettable system. So pretty it makes my boat look bad. I got the smallest, 21". I was anchored for halibut last week during a 7 knot 16' tide. I was watching for movement on the gps but the anchor held fine. My old anchor wouldn't have held. In another anchor-up the anchor got trapped and did what it was designed to do. The chain broke away from the stem and pulled the anchor free via the plow end. The beauty was resetting the chain took 30 seconds or less. It's listed on Amazon but I had to contact the company for the 21".

 

[thataway]

Is this the anchor you purchased?



If so there are a number of other anchors which work the same way, and may have better holding in all conditions, including sand and mud, where this type of achor does not work as well.

Any plow or even Danforth/Fortress type can have a line or the chain attatched to the crown of the anchor, and zip ties holding this chain down on the stock of the anchor, until the pull is reversed 180 degrees, to pull it out when stuck. Some Plow or spade type have either a slot cut in the shank, or an attatchment point in the crown.

In some anchorages where the anchor is easily fouled, and difficult to weigh--I have used a separate trip line, with a float labled, "Trip" ir similar, so someone does not grab it thinking that it is a mooring.