Anchoring Systems

[Original Wing Nut]

We have discussed anchors. I posted a pic in another thread that brought out the question of how I anchor.

Anchor System.jpg Rough sketch

I usually take the first 15 minutes taking time to set up my system when I get to the lake. It takes a few minutes, but has been solid over the years. I have a 30' anchor rope that I tie to a sand spike on the beach, with a loop on the end that I have to slip over my rear cleat, then I tie on my 100' anchor rope and another loop placed to fit the front cleat with a bouy hooked to it. I then set the anchor (Large box acnhor) attached to the other end of the 100' rope on the swim deck and drive out until it drops in. I then return to the bouy and set the anchor by attaching the furthest loop from the beach to the front cleat and driving to the beach until the anchor sets. The box anchor usual sets the first time and quickly (fluted anchor didn't set as well) Then I pull the slack out of the 30 line tied to the sand spike. This generally leaves the back of the boat in a few feet of water when you have the boat facing bow out. I make sure that when the long line is strecthed I will not bottom out. I then am set for while I am there. When people board the boat they have to get wet usually only to the knee, but cleans feet. When I return I just hook a turn into the bouy, grab it attach it to the front cleat and pull the rope to the rear cleat.





The pictures above show the system.

I also have an anchor buddy that allows you to float the boat further off shore. I use the anchor buddy generally when I am tied with the small anchor rope off the corner of the house boat. I tie off the corner opposite the slide and then the boat free floats off the back out 15 to 20 feet off the back of the house boat. I really like my boat away from other stuff and these systems allow it to get close, but not hit anything.

This system has held up in 60 mph winds. My wife just tells people when I arrive to be patient I just have to do my anchor thing and then we'll be ready to play. Usually I play between launching and anchoring, so this doesn't interfere with my fun.


Share you ideas and how you do your thing.

[dougpaper]

I was anchored at the biggest event in pittsburgh this year the opening of the NFL season had the black eyed pea's and tim Mcgraw in concert at the point. I have never seen so many boats on the three rivers maybe close to 300 boats of all variety's. Long story short while my kids were at the game i anchored with the other 299 boaters, when i finally went to lift my anchor it had caught on a cable on the bottom of the river and i had to cut the rope. It was so tangled i couldnt release it from any direction. Thank god for the heater and the windscreen CHP made for me it was 60 degrees be the end of the game.

[Nobody]

We have discussed anchors. I posted a pic in another thread that brought out the question of how I anchor.

[ATTACH]17366[/ATTACH] Rough sketch

I usually take the first 15 minutes taking time to set up my system when I get to the lake. It takes a few minutes, but has been solid over the years. I have a 30' anchor rope that I tie to a sand spike on the beach, with a loop on the end that I have to slip over my rear cleat, then I tie on my 100' anchor rope and another loop placed to fit the front cleat with a bouy hooked to it. I then set the anchor (Large box acnhor) attached to the other end of the 100' rope on the swim deck and drive out until it drops in. I then return to the bouy and set the anchor by attaching the furthest loop from the beach to the front cleat and driving to the beach until the anchor sets. The box anchor usual sets the first time and quickly (fluted anchor didn't set as well) Then I pull the slack out of the 30 line tied to the sand spike. This generally leaves the back of the boat in a few feet of water when you have the boat facing bow out. I make sure that when the long line is strecthed I will not bottom out. I then am set for while I am there. When people board the boat they have to get wet usually only to the knee, but cleans feet. When I return I just hook a turn into the bouy, grab it attach it to the front cleat and pull the rope to the rear cleat.





The pictures above show the system.

I also have an anchor buddy that allows you to float the boat further off shore. I use the anchor buddy generally when I am tied with the small anchor rope off the corner of the house boat. I tie off the corner opposite the slide and then the boat free floats off the back out 15 to 20 feet off the back of the house boat. I really like my boat away from other stuff and these systems allow it to get close, but not hit anything.

This system has held up in 60 mph winds. My wife just tells people when I arrive to be patient I just have to do my anchor thing and then we'll be ready to play. Usually I play between launching and anchoring, so this doesn't interfere with my fun.


Share you ideas and how you do your thing.

The hell with the anchor thing....that's a really nice looking boat!

[G-MONEY]

I saw that house boat on tv.....

It's the biggest and best on Powell....

[Tanner]

F the boats! OWN is talking about anchoring crap and he can afford the chopper! LOL.

I may have a small sesna.... but those damn choppers are $$$$$$$$$$$

[somebodyelse5]

F the boats! OWN is talking about anchoring crap and he can afford the chopper! LOL.

I may have a small sesna.... but those damn choppers are $$$$$$$$$$$

totally off topic but tanner your sig is freakin hilarious i just told my roomate that and he just about pissed his pants!

[Nobody]

F the boats! OWN is talking about anchoring crap and he can afford the chopper! LOL.

I may have a small sesna.... but those damn choppers are $$$$$$$$$$$

POSSIBLY TRICK PHOTOGRAPHY??

The house boat could be made bigger, then you could put just about anything on top with Adobe Illustrator. You could put 20 naked women up there, everyone would think it's real.

[AdaminMN]

POSSIBLY TRICK PHOTOGRAPHY??

The house boat could be made bigger, then you could put just about anything on top with Adobe Illustrator. You could put 20 naked women up there, everyone would think it's real.

Somebody should work on that.

[Fast1911]

Somebody should work on that.

x2

[Domsz06]

u guys r funny. I have a box anchor now and man that thing is the best ever!!

Thanks SPBfan!!!!!!

just throw it in and your anchored. it's great!!

[LovinPowell]

then I tie on my 100' anchor rope and another loop placed to fit the front cleat with a bouy hooked to it. I then set the anchor (Large box acnhor) attached to the other end of the 100' rope on the swim deck and drive out until it drops in. I then return to the bouy and set the anchor by attaching the furthest loop from the beach to the front cleat and driving to the beach until the anchor sets.

OWN: Thanks for showing us your system. So I am wondering what you tie your 100 ft anchor rope to? Do you put the loop around the sand spike, then put the anchor buddy on your swim platform? After reading again and again, I don't think that my assumption is correct. Maybe you should make a video of it and post it (a la Ragboy).

[talltigeguy]

OWN: Thanks for showing us your system. So I am wondering what you tie your 100 ft anchor rope to? Do you put the loop around the sand spike, then put the anchor buddy on your swim platform? After reading again and again, I don't think that my assumption is correct. Maybe you should make a video of it and post it (a la Ragboy).

Good. I am not the only retarded person here. I was thinking that when he said he puts 100' of rope on the anchor and then drives out until the anchor falls off the swim platform, I was understanding that he must have it attached to the sand spike when he drives the boat straight from shore, then he disconnects the end of the rope from the sand spike and shortens it to the appropriate distance and ties the anchor end to a buoy and uses that on his front side cleat.

[Original Wing Nut]

OWN: Thanks for showing us your system. So I am wondering what you tie your 100 ft anchor rope to? Do you put the loop around the sand spike, then put the anchor buddy on your swim platform? After reading again and again, I don't think that my assumption is correct. Maybe you should make a video of it and post it (a la Ragboy).

OOps, I tie the end of the 100' rope to the end of the 30' rope that is attached to the sand spike, then like Tall mention I make up the slack after setting the anchor by shortening the distance between the two. I would love to make a video of it, but for now I have no one to run the camera while I am in process. Maybe next summer when my boy is back, my girls are all over leaving me alone and cathing the most sun possible. They are no help with this.

[gcalkins]

I also like what I O.W.N. suggested. Thanks for the information!!

Based on my understanding of O.W.N.'s method, here is what I want to try but slightly modified due to my line configuratons (Note that I only use this for daytime use in non-storm condations. At day's end or if a storm comes up, I am close enough to scoot back to the covered dock:

1) Stake or tie-off the stern line to shore. (My stern line is extra long and it has a snap and float on boat end. About 3' from the float I will tie a cleat loop in the line intended for the front cleat. The 3' distance will keep the float & snap from rubbing and scratching the hull. Then about 9' further from that loop toward the shore, I will tie a second cleat loop to be used for the rear cleat.)

2) Move the anchor and its attached anchor line to the swim platform and hook the boat end of the anchor line directly to the end of the stern line. (My anchor line already has an anchor buddy attached to it and also has a snap and float at the boat end of it.) I now will have the stern and anchor line hooked / tied together with 2 floats near the connection point and coiled on the swim platform.

3) With no line attached to the boat, motor away from the tied off stern line while your assistant feeds out the stern line and then the anchor line.

4) When all of the anchor line is fed out, but before the anchor buddy starts to stretch, drop the anchor overboard.

5) Motor back to the floats approaching from the down wind side. Have your assistant grab one of the floats while swinging the stern toward the shore.

6) Cut the motor, and use the stern line loops to feed thru and over the front and rear cleats.

7) Verify prop clearance (during the whole process) and take the slack out of the stern line by resecuring to the stake.

8) Consider what went wrong and develope Version 2.0 of this process for the next outing.

9) Party!!

[Moki]

Whose owns the boat and helicopter? Or does Original Wing Nut "OWN" really mean owns everthing?