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Edo88
06-14-2018, 11:49 AM
Does anyone run a bungee anchor line saw a guy with one last week but was leaving didn’t have a chance to talk to him about it. Thanks for the input

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RC_Hinojosa
06-14-2018, 12:17 PM
I use an Anchor Buddy with a small box anchor off the bow https://www.overtons.com/product/details?pdesc=Anchor-Buddy-Anchor-Line&i=300090

and a Shore Spike off the stern https://www.overtons.com/product/details?pdesc=Shore-Spike-Boat-Anchor-With-25-Rope&i=315677

Edo88
06-14-2018, 12:30 PM
So your a fan of the bungee anchor?


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RC_Hinojosa
06-14-2018, 12:51 PM
yeah, it works great and anchor retrieval is easy.

rdlangston13
06-14-2018, 12:56 PM
I have one and use it if I am mooring somewhere shallow with a dock. I anchor the bow with it where the water is reasonably deep and tie the stern off to the dock. It allows me to pull the boat in for loading and unloading of people and then you let out slack on the stern dock line and the bungee will pull the boat back to deeper water.


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zabooda
06-14-2018, 01:03 PM
I've have one for 25 years that I made myself and probably before the Anchor buddy was born. Easy and cheap with no single failure point except the rope snapping. Keeps your boat off the beach and when you want to get in the boat you just pull it to you. It takes the shock out the boat tie downs. It will stretch on its own if you get a succession of waves or strong winds. You need some spacing with other boats because it moves around with waves and the boat will move back to its original position when the waves die down. I tie it to the boat at the limit of the bungee (you adjust the bungee stretch) where the rope takes over, let go of the boat and then let the boat move out to deeper water and tie the stern. I've used it on a beach once where the winds picked up to 30 mph and 3 foot waves and the anchor held but the rope had taken over at that point. It is an anchor rope with a brain. You need to line up the assembly before you toss the anchor and set the anchor with the rope.

trayson
06-14-2018, 02:11 PM
I use an Anchor Buddy with a small box anchor off the bow https://www.overtons.com/product/details?pdesc=Anchor-Buddy-Anchor-Line&i=300090

and a Shore Spike off the stern https://www.overtons.com/product/details?pdesc=Shore-Spike-Boat-Anchor-With-25-Rope&i=315677

my exact setup.

996scott
06-14-2018, 02:16 PM
I've used it for several years and love it. We use it to keep the boat anchored off the shore and then just pull it in close to shore when we want to get back in.

Edo88
06-14-2018, 05:05 PM
Awesome thanks guys guess I’ll go ahead and order me one


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zabooda
06-14-2018, 05:27 PM
Make sure you use a solid connecting device like locking carabineers because without them eventually parts fail or come loose. How do I know? Well.... I was left holding the rope once. I luckily retrieved the anchor after my Navy buddy dove 20 feet down with no mask and found it. The next day in another area my buddy was swimming around and found someone else's Anchor Buddy and anchor. So it happens.

That Guy
06-14-2018, 08:58 PM
I didn’t have good luck my my anchor buddy, the elastic snapped within a few weeks. If you read the instructions I’m pretty sure you’ll see it says to use it with a solid line as well, which in my opinion defeated the benefit of it. I’ve went back to my tried and true standard anchor line I’ve used for 20+ years without issue. Gimmicky if you ask me.

rdlangston13
06-16-2018, 04:15 PM
I didn’t have good luck my my anchor buddy, the elastic snapped within a few weeks. If you read the instructions I’m pretty sure you’ll see it says to use it with a solid line as well, which in my opinion defeated the benefit of it. I’ve went back to my tried and true standard anchor line I’ve used for 20+ years without issue. Gimmicky if you ask me.

That’s crazy. I’ve drug the anchor with my anchor buddy and it hasn’t snapped


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trayson
06-18-2018, 12:27 PM
I had one where the rope of the anchor buddy didn't snap, but the elastic did rendering it just another rope without the bungee functionality. :-/ Bought another one though and it's been fine.

wario
06-18-2018, 04:36 PM
I use the anchor buddy when we’re on the river. It’s a narrow waterway with loaded down boats going by so the bungee helps mitigate the roller effect constantly pulling on the anchor.