Pulling an Anchor on Your Boat - How to Properly Use an Anchor Ball. GREAT Drone Footage!

If you don't have a windlass on your boat and you're pulling your anchor without an anchor ball, stop the madness! In this quick tips and tricks video we show you how to properly connect an anchor ball to your anchor line and pull your anchor with it to make the physically draining job of pulling the anchor much easier. Here's what you need:
- Anchor ball (size will vary depending on the size of your boat)
- Metal Ring
- Small rope tether with carabiner rope clip (generally sold in marine stores with ring)
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[@petersalmon2695]

Just a thought but you could try adding a stop mechanism or a 2ft length of pole between your ring and bow eye? it prevents the ring returning and catching between warp and bow eye(which it did on yours). I hope this tip keeps you safer.

[@UrbanFisherman]

Great info captain 👍🏾

[@fishbluewater]

Thank you!

[@jasielm5258]

Great tip

[@HardSarge]

You prefer that Fortress Danforth over a Delta Anchor?

[@fishbluewater]

No Experience with a Delta

[@shipwright6122]

Wonder if this will work for a slow big boat like a trawler. 🤔

[@fishbluewater]

Yep, just need to make sure you have a large enough ball for the size of the anchor and chain you are using

[@shipwright6122]

@@fishbluewater
Thanks. Not sure about a tight spot like a mooring field though. Definitely worth trying. I have a 1969 Grand Banks trawler. I’d hate to have to hack it up and spend a fortune to put a windlass on it.

[@bahabandit]

How much anchor line did you have out for that deep of water?

[@fishbluewater]

Totally varies based on current and wind but an average rule of thumb is 3 feet of line for every foot of water. Our boat carry’s 600 feet of line which is generally enough to anchor out to a couple hundred feet of water depending on current. Gotta make sure you have plenty of chain on anchor too. That’s where most people make the mistake. The chain is what insures the anchor will hook and hold bottom faster.

[@rodolfoplasencia9739]

Doesn't that anchor shape can get hooked so you may have to cut your rope and lose your investment?

[@fishbluewater]

There are different anchors for different types of bottom but this is a great all around anchor. The key is having an anchor ball to make the process of pulling the anchor easier if your boat doesn’t have a windlass and pull the anchor in the opposite direction when you pull it