a better anchor !!?!?

[mkbcaptain]

No. The proper way to set it would be to position the bow of the boat where you want the anchor then lower it into the water. Then I back the boat down to where I want the boat, and as long as I follow the scope/rode rule, (5:1, 7:1, 10:1) weather and bottom type dependent, I tie it off and it’s good to go. When I’m ready to retrieve the anchor I slow drive forward as I bring in slack, once right over the anchor I’ll tie it off to a cleat and drive it forward a little more and it pops out easy peasy and then I can retrieve it and stow in a locker. I’ve never had to exert energy to pull an anchor. To this day I have never had to re-set because it’s come loose or anything.
Of course you could heave/throw it over the bow, but where I boat you’d never get it far enough to follow the rode/scope rule.
hope this helps.

 

[3 green tornados]

Fortress/Danforth/Fluke anchors are all extremely similar and will hold in different types of bottoms. As a few have mentioned above if you use the right amount of rode virtually every style will bite and hold.

 

[mkbcaptain]

It’s also important to note you need to have your bow pointed to the wind/current. If you set the anchor on the wrong side it won’t hold initially. But if you have enough rode/scope once the boat drifts far enough over it will self set.

 

[props2you]

Use this thing Right Here and you will read about anchors and each respective opinion for DAYS...

 

[mkbcaptain]

Use this thing Right Here and you will read about anchors and each respective opinion for DAYS...

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Awe cmon! The more anchor posts the better!’ Lol

 

[WiskyDan]

This may be a dumb question but how does this style anchor work if it lands on the wrong side and the flukes are pointing up instead of down?

 

[props2you]

This may be a dumb question but how does this style anchor work if it lands on the wrong side and the flukes are pointing up instead of down?

@WiskyDan They won't... They're hinged to set down with gravity. They're not in a fixed position.

@mkbcaptain I'm all for more info, but this is one topic that gets:

 

[mkbcaptain]

@WiskyDan They won't... They're hinged to set down with gravity. They're not in a fixed position.

@mkbcaptain I'm all for more info, but this is one topic that gets:
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Haha oh I know. I was just being an ass! Haha