Anchors drill into the seabed to prevent the water waves from moving your boat. The best way to anchor a boat is to start by easing the throttle to enable the boat to stand still at the point where the anchor is to drop. Then let go, go slowly back under power and slowly out the line.

You will require to have some clue of how much scope to use, by doing this it will determine where the boat will lie immediately the hook is stuck. Experience of the seabed is the best teacher of anchoring, plan eight to one ratio of the scope to the water depth. Which means in ten of water with four foots height to bow from the water and stream out one hundred and twenty-two feet of rode. With more chain and oversize anchor, you’ll ride reliably to four to one scope. A poor holding seabed or strong current may require ten to one scope. In some situation you can try out tech gadgets to help you operate the anchor.