agree about the anchor. People are seemingly so cheap when it comes to anchors. I claim to be one of those (at least I used to). I saw a situation where a guy wedged his anchor, and the next thing I know all three guys were standing in the back of the boat trying to yard the anchor out. Shortly thereafter the boat was floating downriver, upside down. Good god, don't be afraid to turn you anchor loose, they're only a buck-a-pound.