Anchoring at beach

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For those of you that anchor at an ocean beach - for your beach anchor do you prefer a spike or a traditional anchor?

 

[islandstyle57]

For me it depends on several factors; if it is flat with little wind and I am stern in I will use a fortress off the bow, and pull the stern around to the beach and then use a spike on the beach. My boat does not have the forward boarding ladder like yours. Even with a keel guard, I try not to ever beach my bow. If there is any real "wave action", I will anchor outside of the break with a fortress anchor and let it ride like a normal anchorage.

 

[Hellacool]

When I used to boat the barrier islands off of Georgia, I used a danford out front, set strong by backing the boat until it grabbed, then spike the stern to the beach with the bow facing the current/tide. I then adjusted throughout the day to keep up with the tide. I cant tell you how many times I would see people beach their boat then walk away only to return an hour later and it is three feet up the beach sitting on dry ground.

If the tide is heading out I could get away with spiking the bow and allowing it to swing on the hook as the water departed and just keep adding line so the boat stays afloat. Never face the stern into the current, it will swamp your boat.

 

[PEARCE]

We don't boat on the ocean, but the lake we typically boat on has sandy beach islands that we all hang out on and around. We all have the same practice of setting a traditional front anchor and some some sort of rear ground tackle. I prefer the shore spike for the rear on both our Yamaha and cruiser. Of course the cruiser has the largest one available and it works very well and is easy to set. We obviously don't have tides to contend with so once we're set we're good for the day. My other cruiser friends have traditional anchors and a couple of them have Fortress anchors that are large yet light weight and easy to handle.

 

[Mystic1906]

I swear but this forum must be psychic LOL. It's crazy but I was just researching buying some kind of spike for the stern then I see this post. Saw a Yamaha last weekend with one and it looked like something I would use often.

What kind do you use and how well does it work. I boat in lakes and ocean frequently so I'm looking for something that would hold in both.

 

[Bill D]

Slide Anchor Shore Spike. Works awesome and is solid. There are types that are cheaper, but the Slide Anchor is awesome.

 

[islandstyle57]

For most days I use one like this that I picked up at the local Walmart on sale.
https://www.walmart.com/ip/OutdoorA...ber-Spike-Auger-Holder-Istilo284076/955216657

 

[Matt Phillips]

I use a box anchor out front and used to use a small mushroom out back. That mushroom wasn't heavy enough to hold the boat from swinging. I switched to a Shore Spike and it now stays put. I boat in lakes, so don't need to worry about waves too much nor tides. Overton's carries the shore spikes, but a quick google search will likely get you a little better price.

Here's a link to the ones at Overton's: http://www.overtons.com/modperl/product/details.cgi?i=81200

 

[Mystic1906]

Do you use just one or two. Guy that had it said he was going to get a second one. Got distracted and forgot to ask why he needed another one.

 

[Matt Phillips]

At the lake I just use one shore spike. The box anchor sets and holds the boat where the spike mainly keeps it from swinging on the anchor.

 

[JTC1016]

I'm on lake Michigan beaches a lot so I don't have to deal with tides but decent waves. I use a danforth off the bow and this:
https://www.amazon.com/Heavy-Duty-A...&sr=8-1&keywords=beach+boat+anchor&th=1&psc=1
off the stern up at the beach. It holds well and I haven't had any issues with it.

 

[SamCF]

I use 3/4" fiberglass poles on the stern and a 20 lb "Navy" anchor out front. I cut the poles to a length that would fit in the ski locker.

https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B003405FVW/ref=oh_aui_detailpage_o00_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1

 

[Glen]

Danforth off the bow-
Spike (large, slide anchor) off the stern-
Stern to beach-

Tried this at Bimini (arguably a rougher day than most; another story) for a beach party off the infinity pool and the spike would not hold in the loose sand.

Used buddies (@Kevin Sargent)'s danforth off the stern, mine off the bow, and tied boats together.

The point, the spike does not have much holding power in loose sand.

My take-away, 2 anchors and spike covers all scenarios.
Mine will be Mantus and Danforth. Believe Mantus can hang from the Danforth, in the anchor locker (not validated, yet)

 

[Neutron]

Danforth out front, stern to beach with a Slideanchor

 

[Bennie]

When we got the boat we also purchased the "USCG kit" that came with an anchor that was too small for the bow locker so it's kept as an extra for the stern.

Usually we stay away from the beach (the kid would rather swim) so we just deploy both anchors, forward and aft, to retain our position.

However when we do beach I use my Keelguard and just ram it up onto the sand, then pull the bow anchor and set it for stability. .... yes I know the consequences, but I find it easier to wax the bottom of the boat than try to figure out the prevailing tides, winds, and waves every dang time we beach the boat.

 

[Evildwarf]

My shore spike is a 5$ auger spike purchased at Home Depot that was for a "large dog".
Works good for a beach spike off the stern with a river anchor or danforth (depending on wave action) off the bow.