Anchor and anchoring of Pontoon

 

Anchor and anchoring of Pontoon
What is anchor
An anchor refers to a nautical or marine equipment intended to restrict pontoon or barge or Jetty movement in the water. Anchors achieve their purpose by either using their weight to hold structures in place, clamping on to the bed of the water body, or using a combination of both these techniques.

In addition, anchors can also act as positive drag mechanism for Pontoon during storms. They provide a restoring drag that keeps the  Pontoon stable and steady and prevents slamming of the bow or flooding through reservoir in unsteady conditions.

Generally,. However, Pontoon require permanent anchors to keep them connected to the bed of the waterbody since they remain at a single location for extended periods.

Types of anchors
From My views there are two types of anchors
First one is temperory anchor
Temperory anchors are used to stabilize moving floating bodies like ships.  Anchors are meant to be temporary so that they can be reeled back on to the structure when the need arises.