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Anchor for 21’ boat?
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JetMania
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That doesn’t look much like the slide box anchors I see online. Do you have a link to the slide box anchor that fits in your 212s? Looks clean and if it doesn’t move, I like the idea.
Yeary4
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The box collapses and hangs on existing slots to hold your anchor. Here is the link
JetMania
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I see. Thank you! Did you do the baby or the small?
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I did the small. Everything I read said it would work for 21’ boat. However, I got in on the boat and weather changed so I haven’t used it yet. Boat is wrapped and ready for winter.
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My small box anchor held both my 19' and a triple pontoon 24' boat even during wake periods. We were tied together and I threw the small box anchor. Did not move after a couple hours even with a few higher wake periods from other boats.
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I've found that there's no perfect anchor - everything depends on your current conditions.
Danforth is good (give it 5-10' of rope for every foot of depth) if the bottom isn't mucky. If set right it'll hold really good unless the wind changes and you get swept over the set point - but again, depends on the bottom.
Box anchor requires a lot less rope per foot of depth, maybe 3-5', but suffers from grip loss if there's enough large chop and can walk itself out. The design makes it impervious to directional wind change. This is my go-to anchor for 95% of our time on the boat. If you use one at a sandbar do everyone a favor and tie a life jacket to it's location - it's a b*tch to stub a toe on.
Mushroom anchor advise - take your mushroom anchor, untie it from the rope, throw it overboard. Those things are the boating equivalent of tying a mattress to the top of your car and holding it with one hand on the highway.
For sandbar anchoring, back in, and build yourself some PVC sandsharks - those things hold like nobody's business.
Danforth is good (give it 5-10' of rope for every foot of depth) if the bottom isn't mucky. If set right it'll hold really good unless the wind changes and you get swept over the set point - but again, depends on the bottom.
Box anchor requires a lot less rope per foot of depth, maybe 3-5', but suffers from grip loss if there's enough large chop and can walk itself out. The design makes it impervious to directional wind change. This is my go-to anchor for 95% of our time on the boat. If you use one at a sandbar do everyone a favor and tie a life jacket to it's location - it's a b*tch to stub a toe on.
Mushroom anchor advise - take your mushroom anchor, untie it from the rope, throw it overboard. Those things are the boating equivalent of tying a mattress to the top of your car and holding it with one hand on the highway.
For sandbar anchoring, back in, and build yourself some PVC sandsharks - those things hold like nobody's business.