Proper anchoring skills

[dogbert]

Originally posted by NICKYPOO
Cheese-n-Rice Dog! Do you carry all that crap with you every time time?

It's amazing how much crap fits into my V-Drive It's worse than a garage if you don't clean it out once in a while and have a garage sale. I found a Magnum boat grill that I haven't used in years last year when I upgraded my stereo. Who knows what I will find when I install my subwoofer this weekend

We have sand, mud, rocks, trees and weeds here in Texas. Not sure what else there could be...maybe I don't want to know.

[wrangler]

Originally posted by Paublo
I bought a size medium, box anchor and an anchor buddy bungie this spring for our 22V. After two trips to Powell this summer, I am sold on this set-up. Getting the right depth to length ratio and making sure it isn't sliding across rock is important. But we left the bimini up, boards on racks and had a few serious winds with no problems.

I did use a 5' piece of chain from my last anchor- why do some think this is wrong?

Paublo...if my post is the one you are thinking of, I don't think it is wrong...I just followed the manufacturer's recomendations and didn't use the chain. We have had good luck without it...I suspect you will have great luck with it...

I always had a chain on our fluke anchor...but have yet to put one on the box anchor...

[xpjim1]

When I bought my box anchor they only had small and large. Now they have 4 sizes. Mine is a small on there website, the 2nd smallest. When I upgraded to the 24V I was going to buy a large (red) one size bigger than my current but have never had a problem so I never bought a 2nd one. I only use rope, never a anchor buddy. I anchor out and back the boat into about 4 feet of water and then spike the transom to the shore.

I know the dealers are selling the red with the 24V's today. I hardly ever get a beach anymore. With the extended bimini, we board, then just throw the anchor in a middle of a cove, we eat then swim. No need for a beach.

[Stoneman]

Just bought the small box anchor (for a 20i) a week or two ago...well worth the extra cash. I use four feet of chain as a lead prior to the rope...drop the anchor off the bow with a beach spike tied to the stern...works awesome!

[Paublo]

Well my good friend (and another Tige owner) just got back from Powell and their houseboat now uses two large box anchors (buried in the shore). They had a couple of large storms and the anchors never budged. He is now a believer too.

[firefry17]

I bought my box anchor at the L.A. show last spring, from the original company. And they told me that the "small" anchor would suffice, for the 24ve. It seem to be hit and miss holding the boat depending on the make up of the bottom and amount of wind. I'm thinking I need a second anchor for the trips to various coves, maybe a medium????

[xpjim1]

They told me at the boat show to get the red box anchor for my 24 V. Like I said before I have had no problem with the smaller one, but I will eventually get the red.

[Wake Havasu]

I have the red one as well on my 24'.

Works well when I allow for slope.