- Oct 4, 2006
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- Boat Info
- 2003 280DA and 1995 Sea Ray 175
- Engines
- Twin 4.3l and 3.0l, all w/ AlphaI GenII drives
High water bildge alarms will also wake you if you have them.
I tried the anchor alarms, and found they would go off when the wind direction or current changed, and it did not help me much... I much perfer to raft up with multiple anchors out...
If you don't have a high water bilge alarm, install one. They're inexpensive and worth the piece of mind. If they do go off, you'll hear them and have time to get yourself out of the cabin, see what is going on and maybe even fix it.
The anchor alarms work well to relieve any anxiety about the anchor losing its set. I use the one on my Garmin chartplotter, but they are all similar. You just have to set them correctly. Set the alarm as soon as your anchor drops into the water and try to stay over that point until it reaches bottom. Then give yourself enough distance depending on your scope. No matter which way you swing during the night due to changing winds and currents, it won't go off unless your anchor moves.
Tom