Good mud anchor
 

Guys, I have a 28b anchor for my 33' Scarab (dry weight 8400lbs) not unlike the one below. I do 90% of my boating in Spring Lake, MI, in mud. I get pushed around by the wind and wake, nearly hitting other boats/docks a couple of times, and that gets old fast. It holds me like a rock in Lake Michigan sand, but no good in mud. Any recommendations for an anchor that will stick better?

http://www.westmarine.com/buy/west-m...05_153_001_009

how long of a rode do you have on it and roughly what depth is the water?



everyone swears by the box anchor but I have not had one yet. I have a Fortress FX-23 for my 38 thats been pretty tenacious in our Erie bay muck in the worst wind. I also have a smaller model of that anchor that I will set off the stern at times to keep it from swaying.

Exactly where i boat river with a current 10' of chain and 3 times the depth of the water....aka 30' of water 90' of line for that fluke type of anchor...The chain keep's the nose down so the flukes will dig in.

That FX-23 looks pretty solid.

Water depth where we hang out is 15 to 20 feet. I have about 12 feet of chain and a ton of line. I truly think my anchor sucks, but maybe I'm not putting enough rode in the water too....

Do you throw your anchor or drop it straight down ?? And you need to put out a lot of line initially then you shorten it. Throwing the anchor is a bad thing. 90% of the time it will not set correctly. Drop it down and back up slowly.

I will sell you my old worn out 454, it will work great for a anchor.

Box anchors are great in the mud, but they are a bit ch to get up and then clean.

If you are in Spring Lake, just tie off to one of the cruisers or a raft off line. I wouldn't want my anchor in that sediment.

All kidding aside, with the currents, wind, and waves in Spring Lake, I would suggest a stern anchor. Set your bow anchor with bow into the wind and then place stern anchor slightly offset off the stern as to not allow the boat to swing. Every swing pulls on your main anchor. It is surprising how small of a stern anchor will accomplish what you need.

Now good luck making all this happen at 2:00 on a Saturday afternoon in one of the packed coves, along with someone not hitting your lines!

anchor box works very good,but heavy and a little bit of a job to clean off before putting away

Chris,

An FX-11 with 10' of chain held myself and a 280 all day on 4th of July in Spring Lake. I threw my west marine special, like your link, off the stern and we didn't even think of moving. Fortress is the brand to buy.