which anchor for dingy/tender?

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I should get an anchor the the rubber (well, PCV more likely but you know what I mean...) dingy. Really only in case engine fails, oars get lost, stuck in 4kt ebb in dark after pubs shut. Can hear sea breaking over the bar in the distance...

I guess it should not be too pointy as dingy has inflatable floor, but should work! Dingy is small.

Would value forumites experience...
Peter
 
key is 'in a bag' as already said.

I have a small plough to 6mm chain and 10mm warp in one of those 'pull tight' top bags.

only reason I don't like the grapnel is that I anchor it off bathing beaches and, even buoyed, they are a bit of a liability.

small brittany seems to works well too as you can get a bit of weight in quite a small stowable package and normally anchor it in sandy conditions - had to be good for something!
 
G'day peter,

We used a reef pick stowed on a plastic container (Old oil container with part of the top and side cut out leaving the handle on top, used to lift and lash it) this held the reef pick, 5 m of 6 mm chain and about 25 m of line.

Why only a reef pick, well if it's a sandy beach we land and tie up on a palm tree. If its rocks, so is the bottom in most cases, so the reef pick worked fine, never lost an anchor in ten years.

Avagoodweekend......
 
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Why only a reef pick, well if it's a sandy beach we land and tie up on a palm tree.

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Have a care oldsaltoz. Weather is appalling here and there is no call for that sort of descriptive language. /forums/images/graemlins/frown.gif

As to the anchor, I have a Jet Logic personal watercraft fluke 1 3/4 pound anchor, which I got from Force 4

The picture on their website shows it as the folding anchor, but the description is for what you actually get, which is the fluke anchor.

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The anchor is ten inches from end to end and is plastic coated.
 
The secret is the 3m of chain. It adds to the weight in the dinghy of course, but makes a huge difference to the setting the grapnel. We keep ours in a bucket.
 
Rather than a dedicated dinghy anchor, we had a fortress as the boat’s kedge. It was light enough to be easily handled in the dinghy by a small child (the kids were often encouraged to row round in circles to expend energy, but in strong tidal streams I worried about loosing the dinghy)
 
I may be showing my age here, but do try a little Fisherman

I used to go in for a folding grapnel, but eventually I had to admit that they don't actually work at all well.

The little Fisherman does work, even in deepish water, and does not need a length of chain to be effective.

It folds flat, of course, and can be tamed by being kept in a bag aboard an inflatable.

Funnily enough, in very small sizes, the Fisherman works better than the "modern" types.
 
Re: I may be showing my age here, but do try a little Fisherman

Throw away that grapnel! It's a liability!

My dinghy anchor is a 2Kg Bruce copy bought at a boat jumble on 3m chain that works well but anything other than a grapnel will do alright.
 
Re: I may be showing my age here, but do try a little Fisherman

The Folding Grapnel:

This multiple hook device is not an anchor in the strict sense of the word and its holding power is weak when compared with new generation anchors. Contrary to old beliefs, the grapnel is less effective on weedy bottoms.

Nevertheless, this accessory has its limited role on board. When gunkholing in shallow waters or navigating in mangrove swamps, the grapnel can be wedged between two trunks or roots of trees, between rocky slabs, or thick brush.

The grapnel also shows itself a very practical accessory when, for example, an enormous cabin cruiser who arrives after you accidentally fouls your anchor rode.

Do not consider using the grapnel as the anchor for your Dinghy . Your tender and your personal safety deserve a more efficient model.
 
Re: I may be showing my age here, but do try a little Fisherman

Have a look at Lidl later this week they are selling grapnel anchors and anchor warps with 5m of chain cheap.

They're also knocking out 30 m lengths of multiplat at about 8 quid and other things like led divers torches for not a lot of cash.

Might be of use.
 
Re: I may be showing my age here, but do try a little Fisherman

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Re: I may be showing my age here, but do try a little Fisherman

My misses informs me that it is on from next Thursday (1st June).

I'm a sucker for a bargain.
 
Re: I may be showing my age here, but do try a little Fisherman

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My misses informs me that it is on from next Thursday (1st June).

I'm a sucker for a bargain.

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Bet you the 'offer' will be a regional one only available to Southerners. They did last year with all the wetsuits.
 
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