Oregonizm
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Has anybody invented the perfect anchor system for their pontoon yet?? I can't figure out why Bennington doesn't offer the perfect system but I sure didn't see it on the options list when I ordered my new Bennie. I don't need to anchor in a current or the ocean or anything like that but I do want to drop anchor in the middle of the lake so we can swim, jetski, have water fights, etc. Also there will be times when we're camping nearby on shore and will want to anchor the toon overnight. So the ideal anchor system would be some sort of hand or electric winch that hides under one of the seats and when you open the seat the winch tower hinges up so you can operate the crank handle. The anchor rope would exit the underseat storage space, via a system of roller guides, and plunge to the bottom of the lake after going through some sort of anchor storage fitting that would be mounted under the floor between the pontoons, probably near the front of the boat so it would not be a hinderance to planing out the boat when the anchor is in the stored position. When you are ready to pull anchor, you pop the seat open, hinge the winch tower up, crank the winch to wind up the rope until the anchor is drawn into it's storage position. The dogs on the winch will hold it in that poisition until you are ready to drop anchor again. This system would eliminate pulling up a muddy rope and anchor onto your deck and then having to move the whole ugly mess to a storage spot on your boat, potentially damaging carpet and upholstery on the way. What do ya'all think? Is there already one of these systems out there and available?