Here's something I encountered some may find useful...
What am I talking about, is an Anchor Retrieval System, my back and my arms just can't handle pulling up a 25# Richter anchor about 15 times during an outing and if the anchor gets hung that's even worse.
So I researched and looked at a lot of systems both electrical windlass systems and mechanical I finally settled on a mechanical system which I feel will help me out a lot. It is produced by Ironwood Pacific Company out in Oregon, the system is used on the Columbia River, do to the swift currents and deep waters it is almost impossible to pull an anchor by hand.
They use a buoyant buoy to yank the anchor off the bottom, once suspended you just haul it in. System is very cool and am looking forward to testing it out...
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Re: Anchor Retrieval System
These are kick ass, seriously. If you drop heavy anchors or drop in deep water like we do, these can be a life saver when your having to set anchor multiple times in a day.
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