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Hmmm. Sounds good, but issues. Will slice through the hand like a knife too
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For those routinely using a Fortress in soft mud, there's a good argument for using wire or cable in place of chain...
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It wouldn't be pretty to try to run it through my windlass' gypsy, either.
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Something I didn't know about Fortress/Danforth type anchors
I've never heard of that. Thanks Larry.
I've had trouble resetting for current/wind change in mud with Danforth style.
Yes me too. My Danforth type anchors either set well, or not at all.
I use a Danforth regularly in mud
I'm missing something.
anchor dragging
I've anchored out hundreds of times.
I've dragged a few times, but I think you've hit the secret to anchoring.
I've anchored in Willsboro Bay many times.
Big wind shift = drag
What brand anchor?
anchor dragged once this past season
Jerry...
anchored there many times before
Abandoned something..
well, I sort of remembered a mooring
Ah-ha! Nice to find out that you've been doing something right
For those routinely using a Fortress in soft mud, there's a good argument for using wire or cable in place of chain...
Hmmm. Sounds good, but issues. Will slice through the hand like a knife too
XYZ says that too..
Can you tell me more about your XYZ?
make sure you wear gloves
Mine predates the Extreme saw blade, and so does not have to be registered as a weapon.
That's pretty scary. Just looked at the site.
Experience
Thanks for that info..
if it were me...