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Originally Posted by drejustice (Post 4431266)

How much line you let out should be dependent on depth. The traditional guide for most anchors for their maximum holding power require a 7:1 scope. i.e. for 10 ft of water depth use 70 ft of line. Now most use much less and wonder why their anchor didn't hold.
That's one of the reasons we use the box anchor. There rule of thumb is 3:1 scope vs traditional anchor's 7:1. thus for 10ft water depth, you should use 30ft of line. for 20ft use 60, and so on. If your worried about someone running over your anchor line, use a anchor buoy so they know there's a line there.

I`ve had the smaller Box anchor on a 33' boat and in Lake Michigan the boat would move and the anchor would pull out when the waves start coming in. The big Box is just so damn heavy 25LBS! The Fortress(10 lbs!) with a 5' chain digs in and holds my 38 Cig like a champ and is easy to handle.

I put one of those plastic bins with the self locking lid in my engine room. It can hold two anchors easily. It also comes out with 3 screws to work on the engine.
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Originally Posted by drejustice (Post 4430849)

We use the box anchor. Size large. Folds flat for storage and comes with a storage bag n we keep it under rear seat.

Ditto...

Anyone using Mantus anchor?

Have a digger that worked well for my 27' .....got a large box for a bigger boat and although it holds very well I will keep the digger because it handles easy and holds good for its size.