Boating Tips: How to Anchor Your Boat

Truth be told it’s pretty easy to anchor your boat. You drop the anchor to the bottom, secure the line, and the anchor does all the rest of the work… right? Not so fast—there are a few items you should know about, before anchoring a boat. Join boats.com Senior Editor Lenny Rudow for a quick, straightforward run-down of the basics. Subscribe to our channel: https://www.youtube.com/user/boatsdotcom For more boating videos, visit http://www.boats.com. boats.com features boat reviews, how-to videos, special features, and information about new boats, boats for sale, and boating products—usually with a dash of fun. Our reviewers test the features, performance, and specifications of each boat, searching out the hidden details for a critical evaluation. If you're shopping for a boat, we want to help you make the best choice. And if you're just looking, we'll try to make it fun too. Subscribe to receive notification of new videos.

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Truth be told it’s pretty easy to anchor your boat. You drop the anchor to the bottom, secure the line, and the anchor does all the rest of the work… right? Not so fast—there are a few items you should know about, before anchoring a boat. Join boats.com Senior Editor Lenny Rudow for a quick, straightforward run-down of the basics. Subscribe to our channel: https://www.youtube.com/user/boatsdotcom For more boating videos, visit http://www.boats.com. boats.com features boat reviews, how-to videos, special features, and information about new boats, boats for sale, and boating products—usually with a dash of fun. Our reviewers test the features, performance, and specifications of each boat, searching out the hidden details for a critical evaluation. If you're shopping for a boat, we want to help you make the best choice. And if you're just looking, we'll try to make it fun too. Subscribe to receive notification of new videos.

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Most popular comments
for Boating Tips: How to Anchor Your Boat

Chris Churchill
Chris Churchill - 7 years ago
Great. And how the hell do you get it back up once it is caught on the bottom? Pretty crucial piece of information you have left out.
Chris Churchill
Chris Churchill - 7 years ago
Sounds easy enough. Thanks :)
boats.com
boats.com - 7 years ago
Hey Chris, just pull in the line. As the boat moves forward and the scope (extra line) that's out is reduced, the angle of the pull causes the anchor to release.
PinkStick8
PinkStick8 - 8 years ago
Nevermind! My speaker crapped out!
PinkStick8
PinkStick8 - 8 years ago
Did y'all skip audio editing day? No sound.

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