Cooper Anchors is an Australian boat anchor manufacturer. Designing and producing the worlds best anchor for Kayaks/ canoes, Stand up paddle boards, Jetskis, and boats to 6.5m
Hi. I have a Yamaha FX HO. Another user said he recommends the black anchor over the blue one in areas where there may be more waves and current. We definitely see 2 feet of chop regularly and decent current on the regular. Do you think a black anchor, or stay with blue?
your never get the anchor to set with just a rope, unless your lucky. That is why the RODE of an anchor is chain. I use a nylon mesh bag with a 5ish LB rock in it and it holds. I can drag if and you just don't show good anchoring.
Very happy with my Cooper anchor. I'm using the small red one with a Yamaha Waverunner. You might be thinking that it's too small - but it works really well, with 2M of 6mm chain and about 6M of rope. Holds very well. My Waverunner only weighs about 250kg, but I'm really impressed with the little red anchor. I have the blue one as well, but I find that it's easier to store the red anchor in my ski's storage compartment.
Does it matter much what type of rope used if one uses the chain method, when tying the chain a boat length away from the anchor? The nylon ropes are expensive, so I was wondering if you felt maybe poly ropes would work as well with the chain. Thx
If you make anchors you might want to learn how to pronounce catenary... If I'm being really getting anal if say you should be in the game of calling anchor rope 'rode', since its an instructional vid.
Will the Cooper 2.2 Lbs anchor anchor well a larger size 4.4 mtr boat/motor combo which weights max 500 Kg.. A 1.5 meter long 8 mm chain and a 30 meter 8 mm rope will be attached to it. Will be anchoring in sand at not more than 5 meter depths Thoughts ?
That was good mate Ive just gone down to a smaller boat 5 and a half mtr because I'm getting older weaker and all that crap so your anchors do look great for everyone Who needs heavy for the sake of it Ill be looking into your stuff Be safe all and the best of luck with your product, At last, something new and interesting to look into
I have a new invention the "SandWedJ" this being beneficial in sand & mud when used on grapnel type anchors, grapnel anchors generally used as the main anchor for many weekend fishermen and as a secondary anchor for most other applications. sanadwedj.com.au . I have a 1/3 size in production for use with Kayak grapnel's ... Thoughts?
Man I don't know if I can comment, but I have a new 3metre Polycraft and got the blue one which haven't used yet but it looks big enough for mine, I could tell that it would be mint that I gave away my branded BFC one. Bought after seeing a big heavy as Jetski pulling theirs in and asked about it. Yet again can't comment as haven't used yet but would say the blue 1kg
From Newcastle, fish from my little kayak in Lake Macquarie and the Hunter River. Very helpful video, I have the red model. I will change the setup after watching this video, seems I don't have enough chain, also might try the short chain a couple of metres from the anchor method as I have had issues with the anchor dragging in current. Great product, you guys rock!
Ive got the little red one with 3 metres of light gal chain and about 15 m of rope. Works awesome on my kayak in about 5 metres of swift flowing river. If i want to go deep i just add another 15 m of rope
I think here is a lot of common sense there. i'm not sure if you thought about the stretchy anchorplait. There is always a compromise, and a big difference twix anchoring a big windage vessel in a Force 10 and dropping a wee plastic anchor from a kayak, where the boater is in attendance and is just stopping for a break,
Hi Tom, Thanks for watching. Im not sure if you watched the whole video though. We tried to explain in detail a few ways of setting up the rope/chain to minimize the amount of chain needed, even how to set up using no chain at all. We'll be shooting more videos soon so any help now would be appreciated. If there is something that we missed or could explain better we would like to know, Clear information is our goal and we're always interested in improving.
I have over 60 years boating experience, and have used anchors ranging from gallon cans of concrete to Rocnas and Mansons. I have used manila, nylon, poly, wire rope, and chain rodes, with kellicks and various chain sections. I have anchored kayaks and Panamax freighters. There are 2 considerations I suggest you think about. In small vessels, I have found by practice that if you add up the weight of the anchor plus the chain, it is often more effective to just use an anchor of that weight with a nylon rode. Also, in a heavy blow, the rode usually goes strait, even chain becoming like a rigid bar. In that circumstance, the anti shock value of the chain is gone, and all you have is the small anchor, where if you went with rope rode and larger anchor, you have a better grip on the bottom. I suggest that you try a set up with no chain, but the heavier anchor equal to the combined chain/anchor weight. With your light anchors, you should get a lot of added holding power for the weight of the chain, if you can achieve the penetration necessary. I suspect you will do great in sand, rocks, or mud, not so hot on oyster bars.
Hi James, You can have your anchor delivered right to your door from our website cooperanchors.com, if you haven't got one already (sorry for the late reply)
no one likes the states, thats the funny thing, you guys think you are well loved and think your country is awesome, when the rest of the world is laughing at how stupid you are
Yep, you're the exception to the rule, one of the 3 countries in the whole world! (U.S., Liberia and Myanmar. Great company to be in!)🤣🤪😵💫 Now, why would that be?🤔
Hi Athyn's Adventures, Have a look at our other video which explains how to "trip" your anchor. And I briefly explain it at the end of the video above. Anywhere other than reef you should hook up your rope and chain as normal.ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-oIjhYUiAUw0.html
Hi Angel Diaz, If you are in Australia you can buy them just about anywhere you can by boat/watercraft accessories. Everywhere else in the world you can go to our website www.cooperanchors.com and have anchors delivered to your door.
Czy jest mozliwe by takie cacka zawitały do Polski. Mamy coraz wiecej fanów motorowodnych. A to co proponuja u nas w sprzedaży to można grzadki robić do sadzenia pietruszki Pozdrawiam.
Nie wiarygodne że można zrobić coś takiego z tworzywa. Zazwyczaj są to odlewy lub z ciężkiej blachy zrobione . Najważniejsze że nie obciąża dodatkowo Lodzi, dodatkowy balast na łodzi zbędny. Pozdrawiam z Poland
HI, There are 4 different sizes of chain that we used in the video. Check out the link in the description above for more information about chain size for your anchor.
+Andrew Spark Hi Andrew, Yes it definitely will. The most common cause for any anchor to struggle in choppy water is not enough scope. I can't post the document here in the comments but if you check out our website www.cooperanchors.com.au on the Technical Info page there is an anchoring guide that will explain your options. Option B is what we recommend for most Jetskis.Thanks. Jon Cooper
+Andrew Spark Hi Andrew, Yes it definitely will. The most common cause for any anchor to struggle in choppy water is not enough scope. I can't post the document here in the comments but if you check out our website www.cooperanchors.com.au on the Technical Info page there is an anchoring guide that will explain your options. Option B is what we recommend for most Jetskis.Thanks. Jon Cooper
I saw this first on ABC-TV New Inventors (Australia) via podcast (episode 08, 2010). Brilliant guys!!! I want one! The moment I'm back from OS, I'll be ordering one for use with my kayak.
