Anchor Choices

[White Horses (Mike)]

So the 225 that we bought has an anchor locker which is set up for a Danforth anchor... which is fine. I would like to also have a plow anchor like a Lewmar in the boat.

We like to drop the bow anchor and then back into a beach. We then jam a stern anchor into the beach to hold us in place. I thought a plow style anchor would work well for that, and also as a back-up anchor. (but I have only used Danforth anchors in the past...)

Anybody have a good judgment on the right size of plow anchor for a 225 Tournament?

Does anybody with a 225 keep a second anchor and WHERE do you stow it?

Thanks...

 

[jekyl]

Here in Australia most sea going craft prefer Ploughs to Danforths and my own experience would support that. Having just purchased my first agrady ....a 265 express i am a little dissapointed to see how much it is set up for the danforth. Which means I will need to have a new double bow roller setup installed. I will then have a plough ready to deploy and a reef pick on it's own 300ft line and shortish chain for day fishing on the GBR. My backup is then a danforth for the beach anchor as you suggested.
I do strongly believe a plough is a better holding anchor in all bottoms.

 

[ocnslr]

 

[el jefe]

Here is my anchor question. I have a Marlin 300 which came with the bruce anchor. I am in South Florida and will use the boat here, the Keys and the Bahammas. I am more accustomed to danforth and plow anchors. Should I change out the bruce for either a danforth or plow, and if so which one. Use would be primarily for day anchoring but also overnight occassionaly. If switching from bruce, the boat is a 2005. Is there any need to change the set up which drops the anchor down as opposed to over an open ended roller. Thanks for the information.

 

[MRT]

ocnslr - What type of bracket is the danforth on? Does it hold securely when running offshore?

 

[ocnslr]

ocnslr - What type of bracket is the danforth on? Does it hold securely when running offshore?

It's on a bracket made by Windline. See PM1 or PM2 on here:
http://www.windline.com/accessories.html

The anchor is a 12H. It sits in there and hasn't ever bounced out - or even come close - in some very bad weather. The shank is down in a piece of hose that is cable-tied to the pulpit stanchion. Just lift the anchor up and it is out of the bracket.

Rode is 200-feet of 1/2-inch with 12-feet of chain, in the storage bin under the aft end of the post V-berth.

Brian

 

[White Horses (Mike)]

Thats def a cool set up...

Still wondering if anybody has an idea of the right size plow anchor to keep on a 22 foot boat?

Thanks!