I still want to know; and I believe Evan's asked the same thing, what happens if you cut the stupid roll bar off? The body of the anchor will still make it roll and that damn roll bar won't let it set well in my bowsprit, and most important it can be a cause of dragging. Case in point.

A friend of mine had one and sat in a storm on one of the backwaters of the Chesapeake. When the winds switched and the anchor pulled out to reset it couldn't because all the mud was trapped up with the roll bar and it was like pulling a ball of mud across the bottom trying to get the ball buried! Fortunately he was on the boat and could deal with the situation; but had he not been !

Fair Winds