Was listening to National Public Radio on the way home from work today and heard an interview with one of the higher ups at the company that produces OXO brand of kitchen gadgets. He went on to describe how Joe developed a way of anchoring a canoe that solved many of the problems of anchoring small craft (the noise issue and the swing issue). The gentleman had nothing but great things to say about Joe’s anchoring system.
Way to go Joe.
Kevin
When I get my square stern canoe and mount a small kicker on the transom, I will most definately use Joe’s anchoring system but a little different as it will be offset about a foot from the transom up along a side gunnel for the stern anchor away from the outboard. I will have to figure out a way to mount that stern fairlead on the gunnel though.
Congratualtions Joe. I told you that it was good.
Now I wonder if he will still mingle with us mere mortals? 
Rick
Hey, thanks guys. My only problem with mingling with y’all fellow mortals is I don’t get enough free time to do it as often as I want.
Alex Lee, the fisherman who was interviewed in that segment, installed the 2-anchor system on his boat…BUT…he made some minor and very interesting improvements to the system. I will be writing a Warm Water story this winter about Alex’s version. His boat is so pretty I about break down and cry every time I look at the photos of it he sent.
A lot of people have asked me if I’m going to patent the 2-anchor system; some even get angry and insist that I should.
Not going to happen. The very idea is as ridiculous as someone trying to patent (and financially profit from) the Improved Clinch Knot. It’s enough for me that I finally managed to strip the anchoring concept down to the fewest number of basic and reliable components after years of struggle, and that Deanna and Sir Castwell (through FAOL) let me take the idea to the world.
Joe
“Better small than not at all.”
Joe, since you have written about your invention in a public forum, you should be safe from having somebody else try to patent out from under you. Perhaps a lawyer on this site could confirm that, but it is a comforting thought.
Ed