what's the weight of your sled anchor? say for 16to18ft boat..

My boat isn't a "sled," but rather a skiff, a 16' Lund. My anchor is 25# and has worked well for my needs for more than 20 years.

02/08/2026

17' River Wild sled, 6' bottom......I use 75' of anchor rope, most of the time in the Chehalis River, anchor weight is 55# and that has stopped my boat, even at a "high water, minus tide on out going water", BUT 55# of anchor is getting a "little much", so this year I tried a "43# weight" and it work good, except in high water, minus tides, if I had 100 feet of anchor rope probably would have been fine, but all that rope can be a "pain in the ass", tends to get wrapped up, or around things....

Rope size, I like 5/8" but many people use 1/2", 5/8" is just easier to pull.

I've got a Columbia River style anchor, 35lbs, 8-10' of chain, 250' of rope (I never use even close to that)

7/16 solid braid

2/09/2026

I like that 8 - 10' of chain but my anchor system can't handle it. I don't think I've ever used 7/16 rope, might have to give that a try......solid braid is the only rope to use for a anchor system, IMO...

Thanks for the 7/16 idea.... Amazon here I come!!!!!


I looked, but that is smaller diameter than 1/2" and I don't like to use even that size......just wish my "rope cleat" was a bit larger...works good for 1/2" braid but just a little small for 5/8" but the 5/8" pulls so much better.

I can't find rope cleats, anymore, that are designed for 5/8" braid rope, I sold two jet boats that had the larger size and never took them off......grrrrrrr

2/10/2026

Update.....I've had anchor systems on different boat since 1974....I've always used 1/2" or 5/8" braid rope.....well, I learned something since the posting above....that there is a rope size between these two.. 9/16, NO ONE that I know has ever mentioned using this size.

This might be the answer to my problem....5/8" is just a little to big, doesn't always get down into the "clam cleat" far enough and will sometimes allow slippage and boat starts down river.

I'll add a answer, sometime in the future.....