Try fishing and anchoring without a hook.
Report back with results.
Hello All,
Thanks for all the input and data. I decided to go with a SARCA Excel anchor #8 (40kg, 88lbs), have installed it on the boat and it looks great!!! Have not had the opportunity to use it yet will report back with results.
My own exact anchor! I am sure you will be very happy with it. Just had mine re-galvanized after 9 years, as I was getting the chain done. I've also just bought Sarca's solid non-swivel swivel bar but haven't had a chance to reinstall the anchor and this new component yet.Hello All,
Thanks for all the input and data. I decided to go with a SARCA Excel anchor #8 (40kg, 88lbs), have installed it on the boat and it looks great!!! Have not had the opportunity to use it yet will report back with results.
I use a light Fortress FX 23 (I think it is 23lb) with about 10' of 3/8" chain, the rest is 5/8" nylon. 38' about 14000lb. Holds well unless the bottom is flat rock (fla keys) or similar. Works great in sand and snot.
No windlass, so I have to pull it up by hand. My back would not like it to be much heavier.
Boat is 44,000 lbs “empty.” I went up two sizes over recommendation to a Manson 80 lb, figuring full fuel and water alone would increase the weight by almost 10,000 lbs.
300’ of 3/8” G4 chain.
When we bought Irish Lady we had a similar surprise. The listing said 150 feet of 3/8" but it was really 105 feet with a loose bitter end. Good thing I measured it before trying to use 150.Well, live and learn. We measured the chain yesterday for the first time and it turns out we have 150 feet.
When we bought Irish Lady we had a similar surprise. The listing said 150 feet of 3/8" but it was really 105 feet with a loose bitter end. Good thing I measured it before trying to use 150.
Ours is big enough for our purposes.
Mako
Could it be the wrong product for your area?
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Ours is way too big and it still drags... perhaps technique has something to do with it [emoji10]???
cannot trust my 80# Manson Supreme. It pulled in a 180 wind shift without resetting until I cleaned the mud from it with a boat hook.
DO NOT believe all the so called “new, modern anchor” BS hype.
Ours is big enough for our purposes.
Odd.
Our high windage 155000 pounds of boat has just done its 720th consecutive night at anchor on a 150lb supreme.
We anchor in sand, hard sand, weed , soft mud all the way up to coffee rock.
Set is always the same, drop and let the wind, current and weight of boat do the set.
Many areas have strong tidal reversals several times a day.
There have been several storms mostly 40 to 50 but one with 80 knots.
Never budged an inch but have had difficulty getting it back at times due to it being dug half way to China.
........ I did want to ensure that the bitter end was secure and it is. It’s a knot of chain—maybe another 5 feet—that can’t pass through the windlass.
I would like to see others who had their anchor slip and not reset share their experiences. Yes indeed, odd until it happens to you.
I would splice a length of line ( a few feet) to the bitter end of the chain. Tie the line to a pad eye in the anchor locker. Just enough line so when the chain is paid out, you can cut the line from the deck if you ever need to drop the anchor in an emergency.
I dragged anchor several times on a Fortress. I don't know if it was the Fortress or the Danforth style in general. They are difficult to completely bury. They always seem to have a bit of the tab or stabilizer bar exposed. In a reversing tide or current, the chain can foul the anchor. That is what happened to us.
I've since had a traditional Rocna, as well as a Manson Supreme. Right now we have a Rocna Vulcan. We've slept through tropical storms with no issues since moving to 'new age' anchor designs. The Rocna Vulcan is extremely similar in design to the Spade.
I would like to see others who had their anchor slip and not reset share their experiences. Yes indeed, odd until it happens to you.