Anchors

I used a 14lb danforth on mine with 20' of chain. It never broke loose for me.
 
CAPTAINJEH said:
Howdy fokls, What lb danforth style anchor would you recomend for a 23' bow rider approx 3,800 lbs dry. Also how long of chain do you think?

Thanks, Jason
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i boat on inland lakes...i use an 8 lb fluke anchor with 5 ft of heavy 5/16" galvanized chain...the anchor holds well on mud bottom lakes....just have to be sure and use around 5:1 rode scope or more...my boat is 21.5' and weighs 3,800 lbs dry....

cliff
 
Hi -- answer really depends on the type of bottom you anchor in. The lake we boat on is rocky/gravel bottom, so a danforth does not work too well; a bruce anchor is better in our case. The comments already given about chain and rode I'd just echo; our (smaller) boat will do well anchored in a serious chop (there's not sheltered locations anywhere near us) if the rode is relatively long, so I always drive over the anchor spot and let out a lot of line to allow the boat to drift back to where I want it.
 
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