Follow up to which anchor thread.

[rob_and_trish]

Ended up getting a box anchor - it arrived the other day and got to use it today. Anchored in a cove - wind was blowing about 5-10mph - the new anchor held us w/ no problems at all.

Well worth the price - IMO.

[scootc]

Just thought I'd send a quick note to revive this one.
We bought a box anchor last week and tried it at Lake Havasu. I was really amazed at how well it actually works. All you have to do is drop it in, feed out some rope, and tie it off. Meanwhile my buddy fought with getting his fluke anchor set for probably 20 minutes. He eventually gave up and tied to us. A few times we were in coves with a pretty stiff wind and it held solid. I was pretty skeptical at first, but definetely sold now.

[johnbandrews]

Chiming in on box anchor ....

We've had ours for the last 3 or 4 years. We have a 23V with tower, bimini, and wakeboards that act as sails in heavy wind. We boat primarily at Lake Mead, NV, where the wind can be severe. The anchor has never slipped, and as scootc mentioned, it's a piece of cake to set ... just toss it in!

We also use an anchor buddy tied to the box anchor. The elastic anchor buddy makes it really simple to put the bow out and pull the stern to the shore with a line off the back. Great for boarding the boat and having the stereo face the beach.

[bneub]

What is the bottom like at Havasu and Mead? I am looking for an anchor for the rocky bottom of Powell.

I am also needing something that will hold well in the sand of eastern Colorado.

[johnbandrews]

bneub,

Most of the coves we use at mead have sandy or muddy bottoms. The Box anchor works great there!

[wrangler]

For what it is worth, we have had the large box anchor in our 24 foot deck boat for the last two years. We have absolutely loved it. Our boat was big with lots of "sail area" and the anchor never slipped in pretty stiff breezes etc... The coves we go to vary in bottom from muddy to rocky. While it's a little pricey to start with...it's the best anchor I have ever owned...

[whitlock87]

I love my box anchor, but I was having a problem with it moving in high winds.
After talking to the guy at Slide anchor, we figured out the problem.
It was my anchor buddy.

What was happening was that the anchor buddy would pull the boat in, (This would change the distance from the anchor to the boat) and if a sudden wind / Wave would come in, and it would cause the box anchor to release from the bottom. (The box anchor needs a 1 to 2 for the small and a 1 to 1.5 for the large anchor rope length.)

I still use my anchor buddy, but only when the winds and swell is down. For bad weather I use a 50” rope and make sure I drop it off in water that is no more then 30” deep.

I have a Switch V, its 20” and I was using the small Box.
I use the large box anchor, and have not had any more issues
We have a double bimini and go to Mohave where the winds will hit 40 and the swells have been up to 2’.

[wrangler]

Funny you should mention the winds and your box anchor slipping... The family that just bought our deck boat took it out to Mead this past weekend and evidently encountered very nasty winds. They slipped at one point and had to move etc... I will forward them your post as an fyi to help with the setting of the large box anchor... I don't think we have been anchored in 40 mph winds...but probably not too far from it!

[dogbert]

I always have at least one anchor sized for a boat 10' larger than what I have. It's sometimes a little unwieldy, but I'd rather have the peace of mind knowing my anchor will hold no matter how stiff the wind or how many other boats are tied up.

[scootc]

We went with the large box anchor even though they said it was overkill. Having watched my boat take off at Lake Powell dragging my "oversized" fluke anchor, we didn't want to leave anything to chance.