Attwood 13710-4 Anchor Lift System, Lifts and Drops Anchor, Heavy-Gauge Steel, Self-Lubricating Nylon Wheels

We purchased the anchor system or our jon boat. It worked great, and was great pulling it back in!

I have had several of these mounted on a few different boats over the years and I consider them a must have on any boat under 20 foot without a power winch. I'm currently building another 16 foot beer-can for salt flats and these were two of my first purchases! A few notes for the nay sayers... I bought BOTH of mine from Amazon as *used returns* for a discounted cost. These were beat up a little during shipment. Owning these before I knew there isn't much that actually goes wrong with them so I had no fear of saving $50. If you have difficulty with locking/unlocking... the 3“ round top cap is a press fit *snap on* type design. They get knocked partially loose in shipment sometimes. Don't fear popping these caps off to realign the twist knob, reseat the unlocking lever into the spring, or disassembling and lubricate the whole drum assembly every year or two. If the crimping on the 3" caps fails over the years you can use a few dabs of polyurethane caulking to hold them down. Attwood use the sell parts for these, I don't know if they still do. (unlocking knobs, pulleys, springs etc) But I've rebuilt a few due to saltwater issues. Over all, these are mechanically super simple, easy to maintain, easy to fix and just simply WORK!!! Some are boaters, some are just boat owners. ;)

In my second fishing season now with this winch, and it is failing. When cranking up the anchor, the handle will turn but the spool won't follow along. There's an internal catch not engaging. I can sometimes solve this by turning the release knob, and pulling out 5-10' of rope, then begin cranking. The spool will wind properly initially, but when the weight of the anchor comes into play, the crank won't engage the spool. Tried to contact the manufacturer, was on hold for an eternity, and finally gave up. Unfortunately there's not a lot of hand crank anchor winches out there, so I may try an electric one. I see another review where one can try to take the thing apart and see if there's an obvious solution (busted spring, or whatever). I may see what I can do. But for my 16' Lund Rebel, this winch didn't hold up.

Bought two of these in January and one is already not working. Can’t find any info if there is a warranty. Returned and received a replacement x2 again. I have bought these couple years ago it took ordering over and over till I got two that worked. now another anchor mate is doing the same thing. Releases and will not wind it back up I have to do it by hand. How can this be resolved. I like this style product but they are really poorly made. I’m tired of the poor quality.

Needed a compact option for a 20lb mushroom river anchor for a pontoon boat. i mounted it on the front corner, and without pullys only takes up 14”. It definitely would work better with pullys added, but a small footprint was necessary bc kids jump of the front. It works great, only have for 1mnth so don't know the longevity of the product, but got it from Amazon warehouse so for the price will be worth it even if only lasts a couple years

Not used yet as fishing is out of season but looks good.

I bought a used 15 wide mod vee jon boat a few years ago and it already had this system installed on it. the winch ended up locking up and was no longer usable but it was very old and poorly maintained. I replaced the winch portion with this new one. I never realized just how much I use an anchor . Pretty much any time you want to hang out in one spot and there is any sort of wind. This system makes anchoring a breeze. the winch is in the back near my seat and the rope is guided along the gunwhales by mounted rollers towards the front of the boat and the keeper is mounted on a piece of starboard (composite board) on the bow. When I want to drop anchor I just reach over and turn the knob, then it's as easy as cranking it back in when I want to move,it has become a necessity. I would highly recommend. It also keeps the anchoring system neat and out of the way. Once you try it you'll know what I'm talking about.

Works perfect on our bass boat. Fits perfectly. Great quality. Highly recommended.