Boat anchor systems: Wondered what other people are doing for some kind of boat anchor raising and lowering system. I have a 14' aluminum boat and find it difficult to go from the back...

Cernavaf Loc: Carrollton Ohio

Wondered what other people are doing for some kind of boat anchor raising and lowering system. I have a 14' aluminum boat and find it difficult to go from the back of the boat to the front of the boat to raise and lower the anchor. Does anyone use either a manual system or a powered system, winch?

saw1 Loc: nor cal Windsor

Cernavaf wrote:

Wondered what other people are doing for some kind of boat anchor raising and lowering system. I have a 14' aluminum boat and find it difficult to go from the back of the boat to the front of the boat to raise and lower the anchor. Does anyone use either a manual system or a powered system, winch?

Seen lots of pulley systems used before. You tie it off at the back of the boat where you sit and it just raises and lowers through the front pulley. Never done it myself though.
Drift boats use them a lot.

Iowa Farmer Loc: Iowa City Iowa

Cernavaf wrote:

Wondered what other people are doing for some kind of boat anchor raising and lowering system. I have a 14' aluminum boat and find it difficult to go from the back of the boat to the front of the boat to raise and lower the anchor. Does anyone use either a manual system or a powered system, winch?

I use a Minnkota electric winch on my pontoon, works great. Neighbor used a hand crank on his 14' jon boat that worked well.

plumbob Loc: New Windsor Maryland

Cernavaf wrote:

Wondered what other people are doing for some kind of boat anchor raising and lowering system. I have a 14' aluminum boat and find it difficult to go from the back of the boat to the front of the boat to raise and lower the anchor. Does anyone use either a manual system or a powered system, winch?

I had a 14' fiberglass boat and kept the anchor mount on my right side within 3' of the back of the boat. Worked fine and just had to play with the water movement how to approach a fishing spot.

Jwid Loc: Lake Killarney, Ironton, MO

Okay, I get the remote anchor answer. But the cheapskate in me wonders why you don’t anchor from the position in the boat where you sit. I have a small pontoon with a 20lb mushroom anchor at each end. I can drop an anchor at either end I am fishing.

flyguy Loc: Lake Onalaska, Sunfish Capitol of the World!

Cernavaf wrote:

Wondered what other people are doing for some kind of boat anchor raising and lowering system. I have a 14' aluminum boat and find it difficult to go from the back of the boat to the front of the boat to raise and lower the anchor. Does anyone use either a manual system or a powered system, winch?

If you use a pully system, make sure the anchor is in the boat when in route. My buddy didn't put it in the boat, and I didn't check, and the anchor caught on the bottom, threw us both out. I grabbed the gas line and broke it and the motor ran out out of gas. We climbed back in the boat, spliced the gas line and went home. My buddy kissed the ground when we docked.

flyguy Loc: Lake Onalaska, Sunfish Capitol of the World!

Cernavaf wrote:

Wondered what other people are doing for some kind of boat anchor raising and lowering system. I have a 14' aluminum boat and find it difficult to go from the back of the boat to the front of the boat to raise and lower the anchor. Does anyone use either a manual system or a powered system, winch?

Welcome to the Cernavaf.

Fredfish Loc: Prospect CT.

Jwid wrote:

Okay, I get the remote anchor answer. But the cheapskate in me wonders why you don’t anchor from the position in the boat where you sit. I have a small pontoon with a 20lb mushroom anchor at each end. I can drop an anchor at either end I am fishing.

If he's fishing moving water,you don't want to anchor stern to the current. The square end don't cut water very well. You'll wind up swamping the boat.

When I had my 12ft jonboat I used an "Anchormate 1 "system. It's a winch, a couple pulleys and a bow bracket that holds the anchor. It worked great in my boat.

Jwid Loc: Lake Killarney, Ironton, MO

flyguy wrote:

Welcome to the Cernavaf.

You lost me there Flyguy.

Fredfish Loc: Prospect CT.

Cernavaf wrote:

Wondered what other people are doing for some kind of boat anchor raising and lowering system. I have a 14' aluminum boat and find it difficult to go from the back of the boat to the front of the boat to raise and lower the anchor. Does anyone use either a manual system or a powered system, winch?

Cernavaf, Google "Anchormate ". I used the model 1 on my 12footer, and it worked great.

Captain Lahti Loc: Kennewick, WA

There are pulley systems where the rope goes over the bow, you secure it at your seat locations a cleat. To lower, you lift or pull back Or off to the side to release a lock like in a window blind. Then secure as needed. Anchoring in a lake at your seat location is fine but never do that or off the stern in moving water. I,lost a Fire Captain years ago when he and a buddy anchored off the stern in running water and the boat was pulled under when the anchor caught on bottom. It happens periodically on the Columbia below dams in fast currents.

fishrmans Loc: Waushara Cnty Wisconsin and Port Charlotte Fl

Fredfish wrote:

If he's fishing moving water,you don't want to anchor stern to the current. The square end don't cut water very well. You'll wind up swamping the boat.

When I had my 12ft jonboat I used an "Anchormate 1 "system. It's a winch, a couple pulleys and a bow bracket that holds the anchor. It worked great in my boat.

This system works great. Had one on my 14 ft Mirrocraft. Never had to leave my seat.

Robert J Samples Loc: Round Rock, Texas

Yes, boat anchor or sea anchor! Be sure they are securied aborard before taking off, otherwise you are in for buying a new one. Just Sayin....RJS

Cernavaf Loc: Carrollton Ohio

Thanks for all the suggestions. I bought an Anchormate at a garage sale, but discovered some of the parts were missing and the crank spring was broken. I see Anchormate has a new improved version, Anchormate 2 that stows the anchor better so it doesn't beat up the side of your boat. Whatever I decide to do, I'm going to have to enlarge the nose plate to accommodate the apparatus. I just don't want to fall overboard going from back to front, raising and lowering the anchor.

fishrmans Loc: Waushara Cnty Wisconsin and Port Charlotte Fl

Robert J Samples wrote:

Yes, boat anchor or sea anchor! Be sure they are securied aborard before taking off, otherwise you are in for buying a new one. Just Sayin....RJS

The one I had always stayed secure to the winch and front bracket. Never a problem.