GypsmJim
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- Aug 8, 2018
- 1,178
- Boat Info
- '19 SPX 190 OB, 150 & 5 Mercs
'17 Whaler 150 Montauk
'15 Yamaha FXHO
'60 Mulray Dinghy
'52 Lyman 15'
- Engines
- Mercury 150 4-stroke
72 Outboards representing 12 manufacturers
In principal, sounds like a clever idea. But you need to know exactly how deep the water is and where, and then be able to calculate exactly when to drop and how much to let out.I haven’t mastered it yet, but a friend is trying to get me to anchor while going forward. The way he does it, drive towards the beach, while going forward still, drop anchor, stop the windlass when enough line is out, the anchor will catch, which will spin the boat around, then throw out the back anchor. In theory, you can neutralize the effects of a current (or maybe use it to your advantage). I have not been successful with this, and only tried it once. I’ll probably not try again...
And remember, after dropping the aft anchor the windlass will have to pull in some of the rode so the aft anchor has sufficient scope to hold.
Truth be told, unless you have known GPS coordinates or land points to navigate from, more often than not your props might just end up as your aft anchor....