Anchor Marine Supply

Boat Anchors & Accessories

It is important for every boat owner to understand what anchor and equipment will best serve their purposes. These anchors are typically designed for specific environments although they will anchor in any floor. Types of commonly found anchors are the fluke, grapnel, plough, and claw.

The fluke anchor is designed to seat deep into the seabed and withstand intense amounts of force. It is a lightweight and flat design for transportability and perfect for single manned boats in normal sea conditions. However if you are going to be in areas that have a lot of kelp, heavily rocky bottoms or thick clay beds than this anchor does not do well with anchoring. Also if there is a heavy current this anchor does not par well due to its large fluke which will catch like a sail in the current.

The grapnel anchor is perfect for hooking and anchoring immediately upon reach the bottom due to its tins that catch quickly to any surface. These are ideal anchors for rocky or heavily coral aquatic floors. The downside to these anchors is that they can be very difficult to retrieve once they are anchored, unless it has a very well designed trip line. These anchors to not dig well in sandy bottoms, but are still lightweight and portable.

The plough anchors are anchors that are perfectly described by their names. They use a plough or shovel body with a shank that enables the anchor to stay secure when position is shifted. They are bulky for storage and take time retrieving but work well in high current areas.

The Claw anchors or Bruce are built for universal beds and originate with large ships. They have a unique design that sets quickly and has a high holding power. This design has recently found a smaller scale that is docking on small and medium sized boats.

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