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Wow the only anchor I have lost in 30 years was due to me not tying the other end too the boat. I use a regular old nylon line I purchased from Walmart. It's attached to a 3ft length of chain and then the anchor. I would have to cut it loose because their is no way I could break it without cutting it.
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Spotlock and haven’t looked back.
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Spotlock and haven’t looked back.
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Homemade anchors are the ticket , lost ones are no big deal , might try making a few is my suggestion
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Just found a possible solution that prevents the abrasive rubbing of the rope on the rail of my Jon: a roller.
The one of the right could be mounted on a board with the rope through it all of the time. It would rest at an angle to the side of the boat. Pulling the rope on board would be easier - even the 15 lb mushroom anchor I never use. The black one on the right is $12 and can lock the rope if the roller were permamenty attached. If not, the rope still has to be fastened to a tie down such as the boat cleat shown below.
I have four mounted per boat: front, aft and both sides. Extremely fast and easy to secure an anchor rope!
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I have taken my explorer 5 out with a YOUNG MARINE anchor I bought and this anchor rope and its worked wonderful, I love how lightweight it is but with a huge amount of strength about 1565 pounds.
This is the catfish anchor style I have on 250 feet of 5/8 braided nylon rope. I have about 6 feet of chain between the anchor and rope. Mine is quite heavy for a barge like mine but lighter varieties are out there. The key is having the chain attached to one flukes by welding. The zip ties break and the anchor will come up to the boat backwards.
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That’s how we rig the kayak anchors. Zip tie holding normally and if needed it breaks and pulls anchor up backwards.
Another vote for double braided nylon. If you’re serious about having good rope, that’s the stuff. There’s also a knot I believe is called an anchor hitch that I use on my mushroom and horns that gather dust in my boat, they don’t come loose. The stainless roller setup you showed are nice but I’m picky about things sticking up around the edge of the boat. And the quick cleats I’ve tried in the past aren’t dependable in rough conditions. They are also made for a certain size of rope. Too small or large and they hardly work at all IMHO. I’ve used and removed them from my boats in the past.
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