I see these anchoring threads frequently and I just do not know what all the fuss is.
We have run Bruce Knockoffs on all of our boats over the years, and never needed to spend a thousand dollars on a special brand anchor to keep our boat in one spot.
Put out a decent scope, set the anchor, and set an anchor watch on the gps then relax.
Geez... is it really that hard
That's what we do. Chapmans explains anchoring pretty well and that's a good place to start. I think it's easier to learn to do something if you understand what you are doing rather than just memorizing tasks. Chapmans explains it and shows diagrams. "Scope" may be the hardest thing to explain to a new boater but Chapmans does it very well.
Having an anchor drag alarm feature on the plotter and not using it sounds a little dumb.
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