mkbcaptain
Jetboaters Lieutenant
- Messages
- 371
- Reaction score
- 643
- Points
- 162
- Location
- East NC, Surf City.
- Boat Make
- Yamaha
- Year
- 2020
- Boat Model
- FSH Sport
- Boat Length
- 21
No. The proper way to set it would be to position the bow of the boat where you want the anchor then lower it into the water. Then I back the boat down to where I want the boat, and as long as I follow the scope/rode rule, (5:1, 7:1, 10:1) weather and bottom type dependent, I tie it off and it’s good to go. When I’m ready to retrieve the anchor I slow drive forward as I bring in slack, once right over the anchor I’ll tie it off to a cleat and drive it forward a little more and it pops out easy peasy and then I can retrieve it and stow in a locker. I’ve never had to exert energy to pull an anchor. To this day I have never had to re-set because it’s come loose or anything.
Of course you could heave/throw it over the bow, but where I boat you’d never get it far enough to follow the rode/scope rule.
hope this helps.
Of course you could heave/throw it over the bow, but where I boat you’d never get it far enough to follow the rode/scope rule.
hope this helps.
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