Best Anchor?

[tomace13]

My cheap river anchor was no match for the winds this past weekend, guess I’ll be upgrading to something like a fortress or box anchor.

[Dhooghe81]

I prefer the box anchor. Found mine on FB marketplace.

[koconnell]

I just upgraded to a mantus m1 8lb anchor on my 232. Could not be happier with the performance. I was a bit unsure whether it would fit in the anchor locker when ordering but fits just fine. Although on the pricey side, would highly recommend.

[mdadgar]

Another vote here for the small box anchor. Holds my A25 beautifully.

[Mike in SC]

We're still very pleased with our Lewmar Delta. The 14lb version would not fit the anchor locker of our 22' bow rider. So I bought the 9lb model. With a short length of chain and sufficient scope it has worked very well for us. Technique is key for good anchoring.

[jhnmdahl]

I've hear really good things about the box anchor Dhooghe and others mentioned above, and would probably give that a try if I didn't already have a Richter anchor that works pretty well. Still, I'd probably use a 6' length of chain at the end of the rode between the anchor and line, just because it makes me feel safer and I'm familiar with it.

[LKN_blue]

+1 for the box anchor. We have the medium size (~14 lb) and love it. Attach rope, throw it in, done. No more backing up to set it, etc.

[TX777]

We have a 20lb. box anchor for our 276 that we used for the first time last weekend. Sourced via Amazon for $95+ tax delivered. Worked like a champ!

[CobaltDeadHead]

Interesting how box anchors are so polarizing. I've considered getting one for our stearn / secondary anchor. We just have a large fluke for the front and a smaller one for the back.

I ended up going with a 14# box about a month ago and it works fantastic