Anchor Hold Down?
 

Does anyone know of an anchor hold bracket that I could mount in the engine compartment? My only storage is way up front under the v berth and I don't want to carry the anchor through the cabin. Or if it can't be bought has anyone made one that I could see a picture of? :confused:

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buy a colloapable box anchor from west marine... comes in a bag and just put it under the rear bench

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I don't think it'll hold my boat.

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I think West has some mounts, Check the catalog! Good luck :D

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3 sizes... and they hold a TON

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Even a 51 foot OL?

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Box Anchor ROCKS!!! They make 4 sizes, and I have held as many as 6 boats for the day on a single Large Box Anchor. I have a 37' boat and it has only let me down once in an incredibly loose muddy bottom that you could not even stand on. They have a new polished SS model coming out too.

http://www.slideanchor.com/

Fact: two weekends ago we had 10 boats arriving in the Norfolk Harbor for the Harborfest weekend party. Boats were packed tight when we arrived, and we had to get our raftup started. We waited for a good 30-45 minutes while a couple other boats with us could not get their danforth style anchors set. I idled in, chucked out the box anchor (single person operation) and it was set immediately. No risk of drifting into other boats while trying to set the anchor. NO CHAIN required either. All of the other boats had to set their anchors by having someone carry them out, and drop and set them by hand.

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I have ones from West Marine. The end of the anchor slides into it, then there is a locking clip at the top of the Anchor.

You know me. I need a good anchor for the river, looks like you need one too.. :eek:

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sakoutis3, I would get the Large for your boat for daily anchoring, and the Extra Large for when you want to set it overnight. Only keep one on board at a time.

It really is a great product. It folks up thin enough that I can store it in the gunwale of my 37' boat or under the cabin couches. I will admit that the bag they include with purchase is useless, but I purchased a simple duffel bag from Target, and store the anchor and 100 feet of line in the bag. I keep the anchor wrapped in a thick auto repair fender pad (also available at Wal-Mart).

See the first 4 pics in this thread:
http://www.offshoreonly.com/forums/s...hor+proceedure

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Wise Guy. :cool:

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Or he's gotta replace all the ones he's been scratching with his bow :eek:

West carries the box anchors, I like the Fortress aluminum anchors but I don't anchor much. I do have a small one that I use in the jet boat, only 2.5lbs. I have a big one in the Velocity that I put together once. I leave it unassembled the rest of the time. Fits nicely that way under the back seat.

As for chocks, I'd go with the Seafit Stainless 406761 and add the lock 143961 to it doesn't come lose on you. You'll need to drill the shank on the anchor to make it work. Both are west numbers.

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I have a Fortress but didn't want to put it on the boat wthout being able to secure it. Anytime I've wanted to turn off the motors I usually just run offshore and drift. At least a mile or to two out is safe you won't drift into any Panthers. :evilb: :eek: :drink:

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I used this one, thru bolted to my bulkhead in the anchor locker, along with the 143961 that Mr. V. listed.

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Hijacking/joining...........

also looking for a good means to secure my Fortress/Danforth.

Keep it in the cabin closet now but it's a pain.....

plenty of room next to the single engine in the Pantera. Looked at West site but not sure I was visualizing the chocks working and steel rubbing AL etc, seems some type of plastic cradle and latch system would be best??

any ideas/pics??

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I have the same set up as Panther and it works great. The only downside is everytime you want to use the anchor, you have to raise the engine hatch up to get to it. But the securing system works great, and keeps everything nice and tidy and quiet.