Shallow-water anchors are fairly recent developments that first found application on bay boats, flats skiffs and, soon thereafter, bass boats. Available from brands such as Lewmar, Minn Kota and Power ...

Consumer Reports tests wall anchors for TV and furniture.

Mikeie Reiland is a staff writer for Education at Forbes Advisor. Before coming to Forbes Advisor, he wrote magazine journalism for publications like the Oxford American, Bitter Southerner, and Gravy.

To the uninitiated, anchoring a boat is a pretty straightforward task. You drop the anchor over the side, and bam, you are anchored. How much more could there be to it? Contrary to popular belief, ...