richg99
Well-known member
If anyone here has used a kayak, they probably are familiar with the device/rig known as an "Anchor trolley". Since my "fleet" consists of way too many boats of various configurations ( just ask my wife! )....I have found that the use of an "anchor trolley" on the yak is a very helpful device. Seems to me that smaller tinnys would also find an "anchor trolley" helpful.
Imagine being able to set your anchor, easily and quietly, at the bow, amidships, or at the stern.
Now, none of those things should be done in a big wave situation. I'm talking about calm ponds and smaller lakes. Light winds and small, perhaps even only electric motor restrictions might fit the bill. We don't want any members taking a wave over the stern due to bad advice. Use your own prudent judgment about when to deploy any anchoring system.
Anchored up under bridge, with a gentle current running, bow-first seems to make sense. Yet, when sitting just outside of a lily pad flat, wind at your back, it might be best for the anchor to be positioned at the stern, allowing forward casting.
Amidships might be best if you were floating aside a beaver lodge and needed to quietly work the areas around it. There are a myriad of situations where positioning your boat some way other than just anchored at the bow could be helpful.
Also, if you use a "stick-it" type anchor in shallow water, positioning that anchor stick at the bow, stern or amidships could be useful, too
Anyhow, here is a LINK to an article that discusses the anchor trolley. Slide down through the discussion until mid-page and read on!
regards, Rich
https://www.paddling.net/guidelines/showArticle.html?174
Imagine being able to set your anchor, easily and quietly, at the bow, amidships, or at the stern.
Now, none of those things should be done in a big wave situation. I'm talking about calm ponds and smaller lakes. Light winds and small, perhaps even only electric motor restrictions might fit the bill. We don't want any members taking a wave over the stern due to bad advice. Use your own prudent judgment about when to deploy any anchoring system.
Anchored up under bridge, with a gentle current running, bow-first seems to make sense. Yet, when sitting just outside of a lily pad flat, wind at your back, it might be best for the anchor to be positioned at the stern, allowing forward casting.
Amidships might be best if you were floating aside a beaver lodge and needed to quietly work the areas around it. There are a myriad of situations where positioning your boat some way other than just anchored at the bow could be helpful.
Also, if you use a "stick-it" type anchor in shallow water, positioning that anchor stick at the bow, stern or amidships could be useful, too
Anyhow, here is a LINK to an article that discusses the anchor trolley. Slide down through the discussion until mid-page and read on!
regards, Rich
https://www.paddling.net/guidelines/showArticle.html?174