Another mishap

searay sport

searay sport

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Feb 21, 2007
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Ozark Missouri
We were on the water yesterday, and were in a cove. When we got ready to leave, our anchor was hung up. After trying to get it loose for 20 min. or so, I asked my wife to feed it slack while I drove to the other side of it in hopes it would come loose. I had the boat in reverse ideling when her finger got caught in the rope. I got the boat stopped and her finger undone. She nearly lost a finger. She just got rope burns, and it is swollen pretty bad, but could have been alot worse. We never did get the anchor undone, and had to cut the rope, and let it go. On top of that we are so sun burnt today, I have blisters, and my wife was sick all last night from it. Getting a tan is painfull.
 
:smt018 didn't you read the sunscreen nag? I wear spf 30 all the time and still get tan....no burn though!

Can't believe you couldn't get the anchor undone. must be something nasty down there.

Glad to hear the wife if okay!
 
Glad to hear your both OK. You may have just found the name for your boat "Anchors Away"! :grin:
 
Sorry about all the mishaps. :smt009

I probably don't have to mention this, but next ime your anchor is stuck, tie it off to a cleat before maneuvering the boat in a different direction.

You may have been hooked on a log and that can pose a problem. I had that happen to me once with my 240SD and I couldn't free up the anchor no matter which direction I maneuvered the boat. But my grown son was with me and the two of us were able to lift the anchor and log (just barely) to the surface and then tied it off to a cleat while we worked the log free. The Anchor was bent up after that too so I had to straighten it out.
 
It was on a log. I pulled as hard as I could, and could only get it about 2 feet off the bottom. I thought if I pulle dit up and droped it a few times, it would come free, but no such luck. It has been hung up several times, but we always got it free. Oh well, I guess I need to buy a new anchor. How well do the round ones work? I figured they would not get hung up as much, but may not work as well either.
 
When issues like this rear their ugly heads, it's best to tie a fender or some other floating device on the anchor line and untie it from the boat. You can then set a second anchor (assuming you have one onboard) and deal with the fouled anchor without putting the boat or passengers in jeopardy. Just my $.02.
 
Do you boat at Table Rock or Bull Shoals? The first time I ever took the boat out by myself, I got the anchor snagged on what seemed like a huge log. We couldn't budge it, but finally we got it to move and it was extremly heavy pulling it up. It was part of a branch, but was nowhere the size we thought it would be. I guess it being as waterlogged as it was and the resistance pulling it up made it seem larger.
 
RiverRat said:
Glad to hear your both OK. You may have just found the name for your boat "Anchors Away"! :grin:
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I second the "Anchor's Away" name but seriously glad to hear your wife will be OK. It probably doesn't feel too hot right now, but will remind both of you next time. Hey and anchor's cheap compared to what Ebay is getting for a new beautiful, dainty lady finger.
Yeah, I'll admit I have dropped an anchor over attempting to tie another line on the end of a 100' to make it down another 25' or so. :smt021
Here's the best part............. I jumped overboard thinking as I watch the rope slip from my hands and off the wrap around cleat that I would grab it and hand it to someone aboard. Well I did manage to dive 8' in, see the rope at arms length to realize that Ok cool, what happens to me if I grab it. I came to the surface laughing with jeers of my cousins laughing at me as well.
As soon as I muttered "what the hell was I thinking?" They said "what the hell were you thinking?" And we laughed together wondering if I could swim to the surface with a 15LB Anchor in hand. :smt017
 
searay sport said:
It was on a log. ...... anchor. How well do the round ones work? I figured they would not get hung up as much, but may not work as well either.
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I've got a large and small round ones on board just for time like this( Logs/Trees/Stumps on the bottom). They work ok, an have always been able to retrieve them.

Sound like you've got a new name for the boat :thumbsup:
 
Thanks for posting this

Really glad you posted this, just read it to my wife. We are both really new to boating. This is a great lesson.

We never tried to anchor or even practice it, and then the second time out we got caught in a strong wind and I killed the motor and was starting to drift to a very bad place. I got the anchor out OK and restarted the motor, but my wife had to bring it up while I motored to it. She had never even been on the bow before much less in a strong wind, tired, hungry, scared... She was able to get it free but it came with a ton of mud and she tried to clean it off but ended up laying the whole mess on the bow. We have a 240 without any pulley or anything to help.

The next time we head out, it will be to practice several scenarios including anchor problems.
 
Re: Thanks for posting this

craig240DA said:
Really glad you posted this, ...... We have a 240 without any pulley or anything to help.
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Craig, where are you and what type of water do you boat in?
 
Wow, I just want to add my pennies also being grateful that nothing worse happened than you getting the chance to shop for new stuff for your boat.
Have a safe remainder of the season! Happy anchor shopping.
 
Thanks guys, I could write a how not to do book by now. From not puting the plug in, to the anchor, to loading, and off loading. We have seen our share of problems, and just bought the boat. I do have a question. It seems our boat does not like the wake from larger boats. What is the best way to cross large wakes. I have been steering straight into them, but the larger ones we actually jump the wake, and it is a hard landing. If we keep going along side the wake, our boat rocks alot, and my wife does not like it at all. I tried going full speed , but slowing down a bit, and going straight into it seems to be the best thing I have tried so far. Is there a better way?
 
Searay Sport....I would hate to estimate how many anchors are on the bottom of Table Rock. There are so many logs on the bottom and cedar trees that are still standing upright from the bottom. Somtimes ropes get wrapped arond the trees that are standing upright and it is nearly impossible to retrieve an anchor. You have received great input .... I bet your wife will make you tie the rope to a cleat next time... :smt021 :smt021 ...hope the sunburn heals quickly..
 
I see a lot of 20 foot boats try and cross my wake and I can say that head on is bad. It usually involves the nose of their boat going under water on the 2nd or 3rd wave.

Taking a wake in a smaller boat is no different than for a bigger boat. Turn into it about 30-40 degrees and back down a little (don't stop) and ride it at an angle. You need to have enough power to be able to go up and down the wake and retain control.

You should try it on a 800 foot cargo ship cooking along at 25 knots throwing an 8+ foot wake. :wink: Overtaking the cargo ship is even more fun... surfing with a 50 foot boat.
 
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