Had the new to me tracker out yesterday for the first time.
How to anchor a pontoon. Slow the boat down bring her u. Go to the bow of the pontoon boat and lower the anchor until it touches bottom. So the way I was taught to anchor which may or may not be correct figure out your depth under keel make sure its shallow enough for your anchor chain and anchor rhode the rope connecting the chain to your boat.
There is a good chance that your pontoon boat already has an anchor. Find a place where you want to anchor the vessel and point your boat so that it is heading into the current or wind pick the stronger of the two. So its also useful to know the most suited types of anchors.
Pull the anchor up You need to make sure that the anchor provides enough stability to your boat. How and where are you supposed to tie off an anchor. A pontoon storage anchor block set is a great option.
Holding Power of the Anchor While it makes a lot of sense to choose an anchor based on the weight of the boat anchors are rated by their holding power or the amount of pull force the anchor must withstand to hold the pontoon boat in place. I also put my anchor rope and anchor in a cut off plastic barrel to keep neat and out of the. It depends on whether you are out for fishing casual boating etc.
Anchor tie off where. While you probably choose to take a pontoon boat due to its large size and spacious deck this does make your job of anchoring all the more challenging. When the boat length increases the holding power of the anchor must also be increased.
Some anchors can weigh up to one hundred and twenty five pounds and are designed to hold boats up to seventy feet long. So for a 25 foot boot in 20 mph winds an anchor with 125 lbs of holding power would be needed. Boat is a 21 tracker therefore no front deck outside the rails.