GL: Stern Anchoring

[tbehan6468 at aol.com]

Having boated on the Mississippi?river for most of my life I have one piece of advice. Try never?to get into a situation where you need to back against the current when retrieving a stern anchor by hand. It can be difficult fighting the current and pulling in that anchor, especially if single handing. I would always drop my bow anchor, then let the boat drift down river a bit, then drop the aft anchor. Then, as someone already stated, when ready to leave, pull in the aft anchor first by drifting down on it. I know this may seem obvious to some, but this advice?may be helpful to those who are used to boating only in lakes, the gulf, or even the ICW and are heading off to the various river systems for the first time.

Tim Behan
36' Monk

-----Original Message-----
From: FloridaKeyz at aol.com
To: StWillett at aol.com; great-loop at lists.samurai.com
Sent: Mon, 5 Jan 2009 8:39 pm
Subject: GL: Stern Anchoring



Having never used a stern anchor, I have had the need for one on a few  
occasions.
 
What are the do's and don't, the good and the bad of it?Any technic tips  etc?
 
thanks in advance  

See you on  the Waterways!

Capt. Sterling
_MV  Sterling Lady_ 
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