My wife and I went for a sail with a friend and his wife, aboard his 24' Corsair trimaran. We had just cleared a breakwater, and were heading onto the ocean against the breeze, when the outboard quit. I jumped to the fore deck while the owner tried to restart the engine. My intent was to quickly deploy the anchor and keep us off the lee shore, which was rocky. The anchor and rode were there alright, nicely coiled and secured with zip ties! The owner noted the look of shock on my face, and quickly handed me his boat knife. I got the anchor deployed, it quickly set, and the engine was started, and we finally set sail and went flying across the swells of the Pacific off the leeward coast of Maui. I don't think he ever used the zip ties on his anchor again!