An anchor is a heavy object, often made out of metal, that is used to attach ships to the bottom at a specific point. There are two primary classes of anchors—temporary and permanent. A permanent anchor is often called a mooring, and is rarely moved; it is quite possible the vessel cannot hoist it aboard but must hire a service to move or maintain it. A temporary anchor is usually carried by the vessel, and hoisted aboard whenever the vessel is under way.
An anchor works by resisting the movement force of the vessel which is attached to it. There are two primary ways to do this — via sheer mass, and by "hooking" into the seabed. It may seem logical to think wind and currents are the largest forces an anchor must overcome, but actually the vertical movement of waves develop the largest loads, and modern anchors are designed to use a combination of technique and shape to resist all these forces.
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Bulwagga Marine Anchor - Customer testimonials and demonstration videos.
Meta Description: [ Bulwagga Anchors, The world's most dependable boat anchor ]
Easy Spud - An anchor device to hold a boat while fishing. Includes features, the inventor, and ordering information.
Meta Description: [ Easy Spud: You fish, I'll hold the boat. A new boating device for anchoring and maneuvering while you fish or hunt. ]
Reider Cove's Easy Anchor - A shoreline beach anchor available in two sizes.
Meta Description: [ The Easy Anchor Shoreline Anchor is designed to allow you to securely shore anchor boats up to 40' on a variety of types shore line, including sand, clay and earth. Our patented design and rugged construction make it durable and dependable. The Easy Shoreline Anchor is becoming a must have for bo... ]
Richter Anchors - Sells a grapnel style available in three sizes from 14lbs to 25lbs. Designed for tournament fishermen.
Meta Description: [ Richter Anchors: High performance tournament quality anchor. ]
Rocna Anchors - New Zealand developed anchor comes in sizes from 4Kg to 110Kg (9lbs - 243lbs). Includes design philosophy, sizing chart, pricing, video, and independent reviews and tests.
Meta Description: [ Rocna Anchors website. The Rocna is a New Zealand developed new generation boat anchor. A Rocna anchor is the world's best performing, most dependable, and safest anchoring solution. ]
Sandspike - Offers a lightweight beach anchor made of aircraft aluminum for watercraft of all types.
Meta Description: [ Keep it on the beach in style! The ultimate beach anchor for watercraft of all types. This portable anchor is great when you want a temporary mooring bit. These are a favorite item with water skiers, hot boaters, jet skiers and Float plane owners Available in colors to match your watercraft. T... ]
Spade Anchor - Manufacturer offering three models in steel, aluminum, and stainless steel. Includes technical information, sizing chart, FAQs, list of dealers and links.
Suncoast Marine - North American manufacturers and distributors of the Rocna anchor.
Meta Description: [ North American Manufacturers and Distributors of the innovative New Zealand designed Rocna Boating anchor ]
XYZ Marine Products - Manufactures stainless steel anchors designed for use in sand and mud. Also offers a retrieval product for fouled conditions.
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