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Anchoring & Ground Tackle
Operational / evolving
Seeker’s anchoring systems, including anchors, hydraulic winches, chain, handling gear, anchoring techniques, repairs, upgrades, and the lessons learned.
Featured video
Anchor Winch Rebuild - Part 10 - Got One
Published 2016-03-03
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Starts at 02:42
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Components & concepts
- Anchor Equipment
- anchors Equipment
- anchor winch Mechanical System
- anchoring Structure
Principles demonstrated
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Sources and discussion
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Primary evidence
Videos
Videos, transcripts, website material, and Doug-authored project posts.
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Primary evidence
Transcripts
Videos, transcripts, website material, and Doug-authored project posts.
Argonaut Jrs Anchors
threads to adjust the the anchor weight
Argonaut Jrs Anchors
anchor way he used so this is our way of
Boat Anchors and Lofting Origami Boat Building
an anchor that's right it is we built
Boat Anchors and Lofting Origami Boat Building
going to Walmart buy yourself an anchor
Boat Anchors and Lofting Origami Boat Building
the anchor hill great the winch to our
Boat Anchors and Lofting Origami Boat Building
a deadpan so we built their anchors
Boat Anchors and Lofting Origami Boat Building
man when I need anchors anyway and the
Boat Anchors and Lofting Origami Boat Building
anchors put it out in the parks behind
Anchor Winch Rebuild - Part 1
insanely strong for an anchor winch,
Anchor Winch Rebuild - Part 1
anchor up and down. We're going to use
SV Seeker Live - Oct 21, 2017 - Fuel Vents, Hand Rails, Anchor Winch
are Gonna put the anchor winch up on the
SV Seeker Live - Oct 21, 2017 - Fuel Vents, Hand Rails, Anchor Winch
Somebody said your anchor winch it heavy
SV Seeker Live - Oct 21, 2017 - Fuel Vents, Hand Rails, Anchor Winch
Anchor went away. Did you show up?
Screws, Latches, Anchor Winch and Bow Rollers
Somebody said your anchor winch it heavy
Wheels for the Boat - Part 9 - Anchor Chain
boat. The first one I think we anchor
Hydraulics - Part 8 - Anchor and Rudder
winch to raise the anchor and it puts
Hydraulics - Part 8 - Anchor and Rudder
turn that way you can anchor on the
Hydraulics - Part 8 - Anchor and Rudder
spool and you know set your anchor and
Anchoring Setup Changes
We messed about with our anchor today,
Anchoring Setup Changes
We're going to rearrange our anchor
Anchoring Setup Changes
it lifted chain and anchor and all today
Anchoring Setup Changes
in an anchor and then you
Anchoring Setup and Real World Test
about with our anchor today. You can
Anchoring Setup and Real World Test
chain and anchor at all today, all of
Anchoring Setup and Real World Test
just pulling it in an anchor and then
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Community discussion
Facebook discussion
Questions and discussion from the Seeker community. Useful context, but not automatically verified engineering evidence.
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The new anchor laws going in effect everywhere are just driving me nuts. Taking away my hope of being a nomad pretty quick.
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...inas and storage yards never do anything to pollute the water. It's those bastards on anchor. : )
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I recently saw a video on the San Francisco "anchor outs" in Saucilito, kicking them off their boats and onto the streets, bloody disgraceful.
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Insurance for anchoring?! What a bunch of bullsh!tters! They won't be happy until they have destroyed every last bit of freedom in this country.
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...ystem. Oh well… I need a bigger boat. Get me some of the gold bars he’s using as buoy anchors. 🤣👍🏼😎🙏🏼
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...western shore Don’t miss the sassafrass river. Go up 12 miles to Georgetown. You can anchor there or pass the rt 213 draw bridge and go a mile further and anchor off gregg neck Boat yard. Havre de Grace on the western shore at the mouth of the Susquehanna riv...
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SV Renew Just looked at Deale on the map. Do they allow anchoring inside the breakwater?
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Doug Jacksonlet me know if you anchor in Solomons or Annapolis. I can show you some ROV's. Can't video though.
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...y dropping the hook inside on your boat personally. Ive seen a few monohull sailboats anchored just inside the north jetty in the past but I would be surprised if they didnt have swing keels or centerboards. I often anchor out and sleep either just outside the...
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Brian Hopping make sure you don't anchor down wind of the fish processing plant there. It puts off a terrible odor.
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..., off the swimming area and boat ramp. It is shallower on that side, but I find I can anchor in 8-10 feet of water, protected from the winds and waves coming from the south
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Doug Jackson Anapolis is great. Anchor in the Severn river right off the mooring field and the naval academy. Take the water taxi into town. Chesapeake city is cool to visit. With your draft you would need to tie up at Schaefers canal house on the north side o...
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...Jackson haha fair enough! tho it is a damn good time with a lot of brilliant sailors. Anchoring in the harbor during the show alone is probably a worth it experience!
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JD Blackwell  No cannons, no dragons, but, I am a bit jealous of his anchor day shape.
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...Reid Agreed. I don’t need more cooling. But I don’t need a closed center valve on an anchor winch.
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Helped a fellow sailor repair their anchor light.
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Fantasic! I myself am a eternal optimist. Last Nov. I had anchored my vessel in Ksamil Albania and flew to Guatemala where my daughter was getting married 3 days before I was coming back a freek storm blew into the bay and my anchor drug and the boat was prett...
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...od news is that it's pitched for just about the right amount, so we are going to pull anchor in the morning and maybe it will loosen up by the time we get to Martinique. I appreciate the info because I'm pretty sure it's just a grease issue and not a broken pi...
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...ard left, went down to front of soggy bottom where we were going to med moor, dropped anchor on spot, swung the boat, threw a line to the dock, and docked without incident. 175’ 250tons 16’ draft. Friends across the way watched it and had no idea we were havin...
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Yes. I have tried before. It is very usefull. Raising the anchor only tires the windlass a little, that's all.
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...hurricane Milton I think it was. 76 mph. Worked great. But it’s a pain to recover the anchors when they are set like that. But our anchors are 200 pounds. A couple of danforths would make it easier.
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...plate only a quarter-inch or so — keep at least three or four threads engaged on each anchor bolt the whole time for safety. Don't try to butter the entire underside of the plate. That'll prevent it from reseating flat and you'll end up with hard spots and voi...
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Go anchor in Scotland Bay!!!
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Gonna hop on the band wagon JB weld (cure time is a bummer) Braze line on anchor. Keep on, keeping on cap!!!
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...s like we will press on to BVI, but diving the rudder will be the first thing one the anchor is down. Could be we snagged a piece of line between the rudder and the propeller shroud.
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Commentary
Sailing Anarchy
Public commentary and opinion. It may include speculation, errors, or incomplete information and should not be treated as verified technical evidence.
Sailing Anarchy post #10379 page 519
There was some sporty weather rolling through where Seeker is anchoring the other week. Down where?
Sailing Anarchy post #1049 page 53
...harsh on Midwest farmers don't you think? somebody nearly went for a swim...(drop big anchors from the stern of dinghies folks) View attachment 502659 Judging how hard the crane had to work to raise the sail, how will reefing and hoisting be accomplished other...
Sailing Anarchy post #1050 page 53
...art. Wiki's definition of 'kludge': :lol: somebody nearly went for a swim...(drop big anchors from the stern of dinghies folks) View attachment 502659 Judging how hard the crane had to work to raise the sail, how will reefing and hoisting be accomplished other...
Sailing Anarchy post #10967 page 549
...d (launch unbalance, cutless bearing, battens, transfer case, leaking portholes, slow anchor winch, frayed halyards, transmission slipping, hundersted overheating, propellor depitching, unsecured stuff scatters in cargo hole, rig line bearings failing, fridge...
Sailing Anarchy post #11153 page 558
...prised to find none. SWG over/under odds pick of 3.5 are looking a bit low. broke his anchor winch?
Sailing Anarchy post #11154 page 558
It did last longer than all the other “machinery”on that thing. broke his anchor winch?
Sailing Anarchy post #11185 page 560
...on 3D printer on board now, he'll just print 300 new worm gears as a fuck you to "big anchor winch" broke his anchor winch? Image is from FB announcing new video for patreons. He has the winch all apart, the worm gear looks fucked, so yeh probably. OTOH, maybe...
Sailing Anarchy post #11382 page 570
What a crazy video about fixing his POS anchor winch. I enjoyed the bullshit starting at the 18:46 mark where he acknowledges how desperately inefficient and slow his anchor winch really is but then attempts to make it sound like totally normal. Why? Well, bec...
Sailing Anarchy post #11492 page 575
In another comment, he says that he might set 3 anchors. Now, I don't know jack about anchoring a 70 ton boat, but it seems to me that if he sets two anchors, and they get fouled on one another, he could really be up shit creek, no? Not to mention the 30 mins...
Sailing Anarchy post #11499 page 575
...In another comment, he says that he might set 3 anchors. Now, I don't know jack about anchoring a 70 ton boat, but it seems to me that if he sets two anchors, and they get fouled on one another, he could really be up shit creek, no? Not to mention the 30 mins...
Sailing Anarchy post #11610 page 581
...be breaking loose around you, is not the best time to tie in a reef. Similar to your anchoring nonsense, do not wait for things to require your engine to be running, in the middle of the night ......it is too late by then. Yet another video today (sorry, don'...
Sailing Anarchy post #11618 page 581
Why is he trying to invent new anchoring techniques to try out in a FREAKING HURRICANE?
Sailing Anarchy post #11622 page 582
...hat point, Dugg will be able to boast about having finally researched the piss out of anchoring and discovered a new way of staying on station! Good ol' Dugg, always thinking, always grifting, and always thinking outside the box while living in one. I think th...
Sailing Anarchy post #11623 page 582
...nd not being a "mamas boy". I hope this helps, George. Why is he trying to invent new anchoring techniques to try out in a FREAKING HURRICANE?
Sailing Anarchy post #11628 page 582
I have this setup on my kayak. If he is interested in applying other kayak anchoring techniques he can try shoving a stakeout pole through the hull and into the sand.
Sailing Anarchy post #11629 page 582
If he isn’t trolling this has got to be the most comprehensively idiotic Hurricane anchoring plan ever conceived. Please show us how it’s done dug!!!!
Sailing Anarchy post #11630 page 582
...w. If he isn’t trolling this has got to be the most comprehensively idiotic Hurricane anchoring plan ever conceived. Please show us how it’s done dug!!!!
Sailing Anarchy post #11631 page 582
...reat for increasing windage and strain on your anchor. Why is he trying to invent new anchoring techniques to try out in a FREAKING HURRICANE?
Sailing Anarchy post #11674 page 584
...own. (BELOW) 1. Helps move someone elses boat, for a change, and talks a little about anchoring. Side note, I'm not sure either one of the two is gonna be able to tear their rain jacket apart. Not sure I'd wanna do the lernin' if push came to shove, all things...
Sailing Anarchy post #11896 page 595
...l does one deal with the flying insects known to infest still waters? I like the spud anchoring method and can only imagine if secured properly, immune from vandals attempts at "cutting the anchor free" to either go for a joy ride or simply create mayhem with...
Sailing Anarchy post #11944 page 598
...tomorrow for a "lazy" sail to Ft. Pierce. Anybody know if there is a 4 month limit on anchoring in St. Augustine? Tomorrow is 4 months.
Sailing Anarchy post #11945 page 598
...tomorrow for a "lazy" sail to Ft. Pierce. Anybody know if there is a 4 month limit on anchoring in St. Augustine? Tomorrow is 4 months.
Sailing Anarchy post #12039 page 602
...n mild conditions. The landfill/quarry location comment was about selecting ~parking~ anchoring spots that are more out of public view and unlikely to raise attention. He is currently sitting off Green Turtle, which is different. I agree with your comment on R...
Sailing Anarchy post #12365 page 619
...broke. Seems manta trawling is done slowly intentionally. Not much difference in his anchor winch speed between normal and broken. There remains plenty of evidence of anchor dragging as his anchors and associated skills suck. Dugh can legitimately claim he ha...
Sailing Anarchy post #12444 page 623
...ego pill videos really serve to high light how pathetic his entire POSBSO is and the anchor winch....christ!....a fella has time to take a shower, make a sammich and have a cold one before half the chain is even up! Can't wait for the next exciting video, whe...
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