Land Anchor Experience Anyone? (Long shot.....)

4SPEED427 · A Poncho Legend!

Land Anchor Experience Anyone? (Long shot.....)

hawkeye5766 · Canadian Poncho Superstar!

That would be a plow anchor,about the best one for weedy/sandy bottoms. Only problem if you have a larger boat tied to it and the wind comes up they don't flip over like a danforth..so you have a chance of it pulling out in a heavy wind. If just putting in a float line from water to shore will work great or if anchoring a boat in a soft bottom area...just make sure you build it big enough. Doesn't work well on rocky bottoms

Danforth (flips over)

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Plow

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4SPEED427 · A Poncho Legend!

Yes, this has no need to flip or withstand bad weather. It is strictly to put in as an anchor each spring to pull the boat into the water from shore, then remove it until next spring.

Once I build it, do I need to pound it in as far as I can before I start winching, or do I just "start" it, then winch and wait for it to dig in? I don't care if it's time consuming, as I say, it's once a year to launch the boat. After that, the boat is on a lift for the summer.

DonSSDD · Canadian Poncho Superstar!

How heavy is your boat? Is it on a trailer I assume? If not, you could use poles on the ground as rollers. We've launched boats that way with a few extra people and no trailer. Just move slowly.

It might work if the yacht isn't too big, have someone stand on it so it digs in and buries itself quick.

4SPEED427 · A Poncho Legend!

17' aluminum Starcraft with a 60 horse on it, nothing huge.

The poles on the ground is a great idea, I hadn't thought of that one. That would work well I am thinking. You mean to parallel poles, then cross rollers on them?

I'll look tonight to see if I have a shoreline picture. Yes, it's on a trailer but it wouldn't have to be if I could use rollers.

Thanks for the idea!

DonSSDD · Canadian Poncho Superstar!

My buddy rolled his down the road here, it is a 24 ft center board sail boat. He did a 30+ ft car island fishing boat this way too.
No need for side rails, you just need some logs, fence posts, and about 4 is plenty. Your boat would weigh 1000 lbs Id guess including motor.

DonSSDD · Canadian Poncho Superstar!

On the sand, you might need to grease the rollers with lard or shortening and skid them along. We just launched an 85 year old schooner using lard on the skids.

DonSSDD · Canadian Poncho Superstar!

Google 85 year old tancook schooner, thats my buddy billy.

hawkeye5766 · Canadian Poncho Superstar!

If you want to "set" the anchor on land you can always pull it in with the boat and a long rope. Just don't pull the stern under!

4SPEED427 · A Poncho Legend!

I won't need it on land, I have lots of trees as well as a big boulder, I will have lots of choices.

hawkeye5766 · Canadian Poncho Superstar!

Carl Stevenson wrote:
I need to put an anchor in the sand at the lake to pull my boat into the water.

Confused? You want a anchor in the water to pull your boat into the water? or do you need it just to moor it to? Don't think I'm reading you right. On a side note: I remember unloading my boat at 100 mile when we owned our property up there. Was unloading my boat....,backed up at 10/15 MPH and hit the brakes when the trailer got into the water. My neighbour that was with me asked me what the heck was I doing!! I would give the winch line 15" of slack and just let her roll off. Told him I forgot that I was dealing with fresh water.....don't want to drive your truck into salt water!! now he knows how to unload a boat when he moves to the coast.

65 SD L79 · Canadian Poncho Superstar!

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4SPEED427 · A Poncho Legend!

Carl Stevenson wrote:

I need to put an anchor in the sand at the lake to pull my boat into the water.

Yes, that is correct. The shoreline is very gentle and very soft sand. The boat will be on an old boat trailer. I have no way to push the trailer far enough into the water.

hawkeye5766 · Canadian Poncho Superstar!

Carl Stevenson wrote:
Carl Stevenson wrote:

I need to put an anchor in the sand at the lake to pull my boat into the water.

Yes, that is correct. The shoreline is very gentle and very soft sand. The boat will be on an old boat trailer. I have no way to push the trailer far enough into the water.

Ahh,got ya. Your pulling the trailer into the water..with the boat on it. If you put an anchor in the water to pull the trailer...how are you going to pull it? If you can't push it in by hand,don't think you'll be able to pull it in by hand with a rope attached to the anchor. Sounds like you need some riding lawn mower slicks on the trailer.

Pontiacanada · A Poncho Legend!

... for a '66 land yacht?

4SPEED427 · A Poncho Legend!

hawkeye5766 wrote:

Carl Stevenson wrote:
Carl Stevenson wrote:

I need to put an anchor in the sand at the lake to pull my boat into the water.

Yes, that is correct. The shoreline is very gentle and very soft sand. The boat will be on an old boat trailer. I have no way to push the trailer far enough into the water.

Ahh,got ya. Your pulling the trailer into the water..with the boat on it. If you put an anchor in the water to pull the trailer...how are you going to pull it? If you can't push it in by hand,don't think you'll be able to pull it in by hand with a rope attached to the anchor. Sounds like you need some riding lawn mower slicks on the trailer.

I am thinking either a come-along or my little 12 volt winch mounted on the back of the trailer with the cable out to the anchor.

4SPEED427 · A Poncho Legend!

Pontiacanada wrote:

... for a '66 land yacht?

LOL, no, that one always stays in dry dock.

hawkeye5766 · Canadian Poncho Superstar!

And how will you pull it back in (same way?) To me.. the amount of work....just buy a tender(8' Dingy). Put the boat on a hook/bouy and paddle out to it. Untie one and tie on the other. I`m sure you have a worn BB you could use as an anchor. wink

DANO65 · Poncho Master!

hawkeye5766 wrote:
And how will you pull it back in (same way?) To me.. the amount of work....just buy a tender(8' Dingy). Put the boat on a hook/bouy and paddle out to it. Untie one and tie on the other. I`m sure you have a worn BB you could use as an anchor.

Ah you big salt water boys, you are missing the point. He only launches it in the spring and pulls it out in the fall. Stays tied to the dock all summer, sits on the trailer for the winter. He's too far in the boonies to get to a boat launch, making his own with no way to get the truck down to the trailer.

I think the winch and anchor should work. Depending how sandy your shore is you may need something like patio blocks for the wheels to roll on so the don't dig in too bad.

4SPEED427 · A Poncho Legend!

Carl Stevenson wrote:

I don't care if it's time consuming, as I say, it's once a year to launch the boat. After that, the boat is on a lift for the summer.

Dano nailed it (and hurt Hawkeye's feelings in the process!!!) biggrin

Yes, I only need to do this once a year.

I have a cultivator shovel that I brought from work, I may try it as an anchor. It's angled nicely so it should dig in ok.

I had another idea while we were there this weekend. My boat lift is out in deeper water. I may put my little 14' aluminum fishing boat up on the lift, then pump a bunch of water into it and that should make the lift plenty heavy enough to use as my anchor point.