Ebug
Well-known member
Hello all.
One of things about my boat that I have not enjoyed is the noise that the mushroom anchors make as I bounce across rough water. I always see them dancing and pounding all over the bottom of the boat....and if I don't remember to move then down off the deck it literally pounds into the floor while under way...scaring the day lights out of me every time.
I have been looking for a solution to this for a while now. The trusty old google search never seemed to supply me with any sort of elegant solution. Well today I was in Tractor Supply buying feed when I saw these small bowls made out of rubber. I thumbed through the selection and bought two that look about the right size for $4.99 each. When I got them home it looks like my guess on size was right on. The 15lb mushroom anchors I use fit snuggly down into them. The pliable rubber provides enough friction that you have to tug at them pretty good to get it free.
I will screw these to the deck floor front and rear near where I normally throw them from. Now I wont have to listen to them boucing all over the place and they will be where I need them the most.
Rob
One of things about my boat that I have not enjoyed is the noise that the mushroom anchors make as I bounce across rough water. I always see them dancing and pounding all over the bottom of the boat....and if I don't remember to move then down off the deck it literally pounds into the floor while under way...scaring the day lights out of me every time.
I have been looking for a solution to this for a while now. The trusty old google search never seemed to supply me with any sort of elegant solution. Well today I was in Tractor Supply buying feed when I saw these small bowls made out of rubber. I thumbed through the selection and bought two that look about the right size for $4.99 each. When I got them home it looks like my guess on size was right on. The 15lb mushroom anchors I use fit snuggly down into them. The pliable rubber provides enough friction that you have to tug at them pretty good to get it free.
I will screw these to the deck floor front and rear near where I normally throw them from. Now I wont have to listen to them boucing all over the place and they will be where I need them the most.
Rob