River anchoring for a catamaran

My idea of ball anchor is to prevent anchor stuck . If you hook driftwood or big branch the only way out is dive.
I'm also sceptical of anchoring in general . I don't like anchor winches , anchor chains and anchors itself. Trying to figured out other ways.

Strap on the reel is something new to me and looks very promessing.Thx for this.

Fastening straps are very usefull should be used more often on boats .They certainly make noise in the wind ,which can be annoying on a boat but they are very useful. Self-locking stainless steel buckles may be difficult to find but I'm against the inox steel and prefer other steels.

 

With small boats under good conditions, myself prefers to use a GPS lock Troll Motor to hold position, unless I will be anchored at one spot over several hours, which then requires the hassle of dealing with 2 anchors.

I like the various claw anchors much better than the ball anchors, because they weigh a lot less for the same or better hold. And they can be rigged with a zip tie shock release system, should they get stuck.



But of course this may not work for everyone!

 

Zip tie trick is good solution .
I knew it but forgot. Very good solution.

 

Dynamic positioning - Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dynamic_positioning
GPS lock Troll Motor wow I didn't know , nice feature.

 

Guess it boils down to what you have for setting and retrieving anchors. We have small hydraulic winches, although the stainless drums are starting to dominate the sport and charter fleet as they don't have to run an auxiliary motor to run the hydros.

I like the claw and plow style for gravel sand and heavier density mud. With a lot of scope they go down deeper and they usually retrieve fairly easily by over running with upward pull. Easier with a drum or a windlass than a hand pull method.

See a few guys doing the end attach method, usually with some twin with a wrap or three to break free. When we did our deep anchoring in questionable bottom back when cod jigging was worth it, we had a smaller anchor setup that way. Think we had it break free a few times, but that was 30 fathom anchor depth on bottom that probably should be anchored in...

The great Google ai has average speeds on the Mississippi, it's slower than the speed of a lot of our lagoons and rivers we anchor in withe the big tides we get. Shallow water, homogenous bottom and mild current should make for some relatively easy anchoring.

 

You can tie off to the bank , back off so no one can board and drop a ball anchor off the stern in some places . You are going to move faster than a sailboat so you should be able to do some Marina hoping .

 

Currently, I have no way to get off the boat. I might make a rope ladder. But tying up to shore is a pain. The boat beaches well on sandy bottom with depth enough for engines. Maybe I can drop anchor on the beach and stern tie a couple plow anchors and sleep well. But barge traffic will probably upset me some like an incoming tide.

I like to tie off the gangways and can hand over hand a 20 pounder no problem.

 

Dan, where're your new decals? I have been anxious to see them installed. That bow looks pretty plain.

-Will

 

Yes. About that.

I found a printer to make them. They said they could not, but then the owner made one. But it was too big. Then it got cold.

Waiting for spring..

 

I feel you. We are stuck in Java. Been here a month, three weeks longer than intended because my wife went through a rotten board on a dock and the bruising was massive. She can't fly until the swelling is resolved, otherwise, 20 plus hours of sitting on an airplane could be bad. Lots of waiting, but we are enjoying Java.

-Will