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What should decide which type of anchor you use?
Pick an anchor for the bottom conditions.
- The number of people aboard
- The time of day
- The bottom conditions ✔
Why: Different anchor types are designed to hold better in different bottoms, like sand or mud. Match the anchor to where you will drop it.
Huh, didn't know that: A Danforth-style anchor holds differently than a mushroom or plow anchor.
The anchor came back aboard because it had finished hanging out.
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Answer: The bottom conditions. Different anchor types are designed to hold better in different bottoms, like sand or mud. Match the anchor to where you will drop it.
- NASBLA ESP TR 103-2022 (Core plus Power technical reference) higherlogicdownload.s3.amazonaws.com/NASBLA/76594a34-f3a1-4916-95ac-1e9c872170cc/UploadedImages/education/national-education-standards/ESP_TR_ESP_103_Core_Plus_Power_2022_06_01FINAL.pdf
Select an anchor for the bottom conditions. Different anchor types are designed to hold better in various bottom conditions.
Checked 2026-10-09. - NASBLA ESP TR 103-2022 (Core plus Power technical reference) higherlogicdownload.s3.amazonaws.com/NASBLA/76594a34-f3a1-4916-95ac-1e9c872170cc/UploadedImages/education/national-education-standards/ESP_TR_ESP_103_Core_Plus_Power_2022_06_01FINAL.pdf
a Danforth-style anchor holds differently than a mushroom or plow
Checked 2026-10-09.
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