You go, Ron! Hell, do what the fishermen do. Find a sheltered spot and then: For mud, run the boat up on a mudbank on a falling tide, drink some beer and get some sleep before the next high tide. For rock or coral, deploy your rebar anchor, drink some (more) beer and get some sleep. When you awake, heave your rebar anchor - it will always bend and release without a trip line. Regards, John "Seahorse" >Guys, we're comparing apples and zebras here. Who knows what an 88 pound Bruce would do on your DeFever? Heck, Jeffrey's DeFever is moored to a granite block right and doesn't drag. Should we carry one of those around? **************************************See AOL's top rated recipes (http://food.aol.com/top-rated-recipes?NCID=aoltop00030000000004)