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An anchor buoy will only cause grief. In the Bahamas it's a no no. Too many folks running around in dinks in the dark. Also in tidal waters it's not unusual to find the bouy line wrapped around your prop in the morning. The only place I might consider using one would be in certain sections of the ICW where you're anchoring in a stretch that once was forest and has a lot of stumps on the bottom. Also in crowded anchorages the boat ahead of you will many times be sitting right over your anchor.
As for hauling your hook by hand you can wrap the chain around a cleat or use a chain hook on a short line to hold it while you catch your breath.
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Rick I
Toronto in summer, Bahamas in winter.
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