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AnchorLift anchor retriever

AnchorLift anchor retriever

AnchorLift anchor retriever by Oronwood Pacific. The AnchorLift is designed to help you raise an anchor without breaking your back. In fact you use the boats engine or motor, to pull the anchor to the surface as the anchor line …

Author EditorPosted on January 15, 2017January 19, 2017Categories AnchorsTags anchor, lift, retrieve

Setting Anchor

Setting Anchor

Setting anchor is simple but to be successful its a good idea to be aware of the following factors that influence how an anchor sets.

Setting anchor Factors

Scope in ground tackle.

Thanks to Sailnet and Good Old Boat magazine …

Author EditorPosted on January 1, 2017January 21, 2017Categories Anchoring Docking equipmentTags anchor, rode, scope, setting

Micro Pole

Micro Pole

Micro Pole lets you anchor in shallow water with controlled certainty. No drag or swing like you would with a traditional anchor the pole fixes you in place. As you see in theses pictures you can secure it next to …

Author EditorPosted on December 31, 2016January 21, 2017Categories Anchoring Docking equipmentTags anchor, boat, pole

Best Boat Anchor

Best Boat Anchor

Best Boat Anchor is that what you want to know? The answer probably is that there is no best and as with much in life the best maybe a compromise. So here we attempt to help you discover and learn …

Author EditorPosted on December 30, 2016January 21, 2017Categories Anchoring Docking equipmentTags anchor, Bruce, CQR, Delta, Fortress, manufacturer, Rocna, Spade, supreme, type

Anchor types

Anchor types

There are many anchor types and to understand how each works we first need to understand the Anatomy of an anchor

Here are the parts of a typical anchor.

The shank is the stem of the anchor in which direction …

Author EditorPosted on December 28, 2016January 21, 2017Categories Anchoring Docking equipmentTags anchor, Bruce, fisherman, fluke, grapnel, mushroom, type

Anchor Windlass

Anchor Windlass

Before you choose a Anchor Windlass you should become acquainted with their operation and function. By doing this it becomes much easier to choose the best windlass for your boat.

Anchor Windlass operation

  1. Deployment
  2. At anchor
  3. Retrieval.

Anchor deployment

There …

Author EditorPosted on December 26, 2016January 21, 2017Categories Anchor WindlassTags anchor, windlass

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