whblaylock
Seaman Apprentice
- Joined
- Sep 6, 2005
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- 46
I want to take the labor out of anchoring my 24'pontoon. My idea is to mount two power winches under a rear seat with one dropping an anchor straight down for the stern and one dropping an anchor for the bow. The bow anchor would be controlled thru a set of pulleys under the deck and would not be at the very front of the boat but set back about 5'or so. We boat on a lake and anchor in coves that are normally calm but we do have some current and wind that will move the boat around. Normally two 15# anchors just resting on the bottom will keep us from drifting so I don't think I need to use chain or anything other than a mushroom or river anchor with the 3 flutes. I am concerned about the anchors swinging around under the boat when underway. But other than that I can think of no draw backs to my plan. I do not want the power winches mounted on the decks but I could put the stern anchor in the motor cavity. I welcome all thoughts pro and con and any suggestions that might improve on my idea. Thanks wh