Anchoring bottoms across North America?

[votrechien]

I sell different styles of anchors through my online store and for different anchoring conditions, different anchors work better. I can give good adivce on anchoring conditions in my area of the world, B.C., but other areas of the North America I'm not so knowledgable.

In the southern coastal waters of B.C. it's fair to assume most bottoms are muddy and/or seaweedy. Can other generalizations be said about other parts of North America, say southern California? New York? Florida?

I'd be curious to hear from everyone.

Thanks

 

[Scaaty]

Re: Anchoring bottoms across North America?

I sell different styles of anchors through my online store and for different anchoring conditions, different anchors work better. I can give good adivce on anchoring conditions in my area of the world, B.C., but other areas of the North America I'm not so knowledgable.

In the southern coastal waters of B.C. it's fair to assume most bottoms are muddy and/or seaweedy. Can other generalizations be said about other parts of North America, say southern California? New York? Florida?

I'd be curious to hear from everyone.

Thanks

West Marine's catalog has a good couple pages about anchoring, and very informative

 

[tashasdaddy]

Re: Anchoring bottoms across North America?

you can't generalize the areas, here in Florida, we have all the conditions, weeded, sand, mud, hard, coral, rocky. and these and be within 5 miles.

 

[Bondo]

Re: Anchoring bottoms across North America?

Well,......... I can tell you that New York is Alot more diversified than most people Think......

Up here on Lake Ontario,..... The Odds are you're going to anchor on Limestone, Possibly Flat, or maybe Rubble.....
As well as Mud, or the Sand Beaches just south of here........
In the smaller ponds,+ lakes it might be Rock, or Mud,+ Weeds.....
Up on the St. Lawrence River, It's Limestone, Granite, Mud, Clay,+/ or Weeds......

Then there's the the Downstate areas, Coastal areas,+ Lake Erie..........

 

[Silvertip]

Re: Anchoring bottoms across North America?

Wisconsin - Minnesota can have mud, sand, rock, stumps, logs, submerged roadways, etc, all in the same lake.

 

[steelespike]

Re: Anchoring bottoms across North America?

I think the best info would be from the customer as they know what they do and what conditions they run into. Then it's in your court to select the best set up and best technique for anchoring.

 

[QC]

Re: Anchoring bottoms across North America?

Well the Southern California coast is mostly sand, although there are some rock reefs and rocky bottoms in a few places.

Most of my experience though is from the Colorado River; both the lakes and the river itself. Mostly sand there too, but we do have a somewhat unique anchoring situation in that the lakes all backup into box canyons in places. Very steep sided and beautiful coves that are a haven for hanger outers. I often try and get a hook stuck with less than 3/1 scope and it is really is tough. There are some snags deep too, but still need something that grabs in mostly sand, buries itself quickly and can deal with the scope. I use a little bit larger tan normal Danforth and a lot of heavy chain. Box anchors are popular here, but I am not sure why as I have never used one.