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• Claw anchor
  • Bruced stopped when their patent ran out.
    • I still feel the original Bruce is an excellent primary anchor...
    • Hey Dave, how long did it take to get from Miami to Key West?
      • We took six days.
        • Against the wind...
  • Because...
    • because
      • Now that Rocna is made in China they are competitive.
        • Ronca's are made in China?
    • Geeze Craig ... still pushing that ...
      • Hey Craig! I still want to know....
        • Dragging is not a roll bar problem
          • Roll Bars
            • Believe what you want
              • Good anchor holding: is it just a fluke?
                • LOL
                  • step away from the puns: It's not too late to back down!
                    • You rode that one to the bitter end...eh?
                      • It's really all according to the scope of the matter
                        • Boy, this thread is a drag.
                          • "We should have used the Bruce, not the Fortress," said Sandy, as they got off to a rocky start.
              • Me begs to differ...
                • Dave, in grass/weed
                  • Initially.... probably....
                  • While I tend to agree with Larry's point
                    • Save the number Mark
                • What you are missing
                  • Actually, I'm not thinking of replacing the CQR....
                    • Video
                • OK...
                  • Much better compairson....
                    • I ass u me that the little wings are there to create drag which....
                      • Wings help orient the tip downward to initiate penetration
                      • Maybe not talking about the wings but....
                        • It's clear to me the Rocna is just a Spade anchor with a Buegel roll bar......
                          • Similar in concept
                            • Oh come on! You must have staged that...
                            • That's the second one....
        • I don't use a Bruce for that very reason, mudballing and/or the odd rock.
      • This was probably true when you bought yours