Luke Anchor Big Enough?

[Datenight]

Greetings All,

As mentioned in another thread we are headed south in mid October. The ultimate goal is the Bahamas. I am looking for an easily storable big anchor. My search is down to Fortress at least an FX 55, prefer FX 85 and a Luke fisherman style. I have a line on a 75# Luke at a great price. The only issue is Luke recommends 2# per foot of waterline. The waterline of my North Pacific 45 is 41' 4" which suggests an anchor of about 83#. I could weld a few pounds of steel to the curved part of the fluke section or just not worry about it or keep looking. What do you all think?

Thanks,

Rob

 

[hmason]

While learning my new to me boat I discovered a Fortress FX85 anchor in the "bosun's" locker hidden under a pile of old fenders. It was in a damp environment but as best I can tell the anchor is unused. It is rated for boats 59' - 68'. The anchor alone at WM is $1,600 and the Stowaway bag is $243. The bag is in good shape other than a small wear mark where it was contacting the locker side. It also contains the tools (2 combination wrenches) for assembly however they are rusted from being in a damp environment. I will sell the anchor including the Stowaway bag for $1,000. Pick up is in Stuart FL. If you are interested please sends a PM. Thank you for looking. Howard

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[DavidM]

A Luke anchor is an old style fisherman’s anchor. The Fortress anchor will foul itself in a reversing current anchorage.

Go with a modern design anchor like the Rocna, Manson Supreme, Spade, etc. At a minimum, meet the manufacturer’s size recommendations for your boat, preferably more.

David

 

[ranger58sb]

Greetings All,

As mentioned in another thread we are headed south in mid October. The ultimate goal is the Bahamas. I am looking for an easily storable big anchor. My search is down to Fortress at least an FX 55, prefer FX 85 and a Luke fisherman style. I have a line on a 75# Luke at a great price. The only issue is Luke recommends 2# per foot of waterline. The waterline of my North Pacific 45 is 41' 4" which suggests an anchor of about 83#. I could weld a few pounds of steel to the curved part of the fluke section or just not worry about it or keep looking. What do you all think?

We used an FX-37 on our previous 42' sportfish, very adequate. I think you'd find an FX-55 to be somewhere between nicely adequate and way overkill... latter not being a bad thing.

-Chris

 

[mvweebles]

Panope's 2023 review of the Luke. It's an awful anchor. Only thing worse is a Luke copy.

Even a grossly undersized Fortress 16 (10-lbs) would be a better choice.

Peter

 

[Datenight]

Thanks everyone for your replies. My main anchor is a Rocna 33 Vulcan with 210' of 3/8 G-4 chain. Second is Delta 45 which has been very good for us the past 18 years.

I am bummed with the performance of the Luke because it is so storable. Hard to argue with reality! Thanks for the Video Peter.

Also have a line on a Fortress FX 55 for $450.00 and a FX 125 for $1,000.00. I suppose those would be the better choice.

Thanks again all for the advise.

Rob