true-king

I've got a 13 pound anchor with about 10 feet of chain. What size buoy do I need for anchor retrieval?

inshorecatch

I think an A1 should do

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reelfinatical

I BELIEVE you add your chain and anchor weight together and if its less than 30lbs you go with the small buoy, less than 60LBS goes with the 16" buoy, and 80lbs and less gets the 18" buoy..?? Read that somewhere I think..

We have 13# anchor& about the same dealon chain as you ~we went with the bigger ball (it's either 18 or 20" - just because I rather over-do-it than under-do-it & also b/c that's what Floater had for sale at the time ).

You will LOVE this retrieval ball thing! It makespulling anchore-a-s-y and pretty much effortless. =)

duckhuntinsailor

I have one I'll sell you for $35. It is two of the smaller bouy on one ring. The two bouys fit into my storage better than the big one did, you could also try just one bouy and if it ain't enough you got the other bouy, and I gaurentee it'll work. Just send me a pm if interested.

Turtlebait

No doubt, the ball works great, had one for years on all type boats and anchors. As I got older and more lazy, I got the best anchor retrieval device known to man - an Anchor Windlass! - Ric

King Crab

Dang, 10' of chain? A big bouy ball. The bigger the better. Hook your anchor rope to rear of the boat when your ready to pull anchor. it works much better.

chuck

That could get you killed my friend

sealark

Bad suggestion (Hooking the anchor to back of boat) :bangheadIf for some reason the anchor gets hung solid in wreck You will cause your boats sternto swing around and if seas are over a few feet your boat could swamp and sink very quickly. An example happend about three years ago on the freighter. Two young peoples boat swamped and sunk after them trying to pull an anchor attached to the rear cleat. The girls body was found a week later and his was never found. I found there boat on top of the Freighter with the line on the stern cleat and the anchor was hung in the wreck. Never tie anchor line on the stern and always have a sharp knife handy in case the line gets hung in the propeller. In answer to True-Kings question I would go with a A-2 Buoy and a quality float assembly like the ones I make.

wirebiter

I have to disagree on this one. I have seen people swamp their boats out hooking to the back. They almost sank their boat and I have heard of others sinking. If you get really hung the line will stretch and if it doesn't come loose before you let off the throttle it will pull your boat backwards. I have seen the stern just about go underwater doing this. Just a little thought that might be of some help.

C-monsters

One more vote not to put the rope on the stern. I had an anchor hang on me a couple of months ago on some natural bottom. Must have caught in a rock or reef. Luckily it was attached to the bow cleat, and it just swung the boat around. The anchor came up bent a full 90 degrees, but other than needing a new anchor, no damage done.