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• anchor mount opinions
  • I'd keep the Danforth in the cockpit locker, low and forward.
    • Yup
  • I'm like Tom. I have a 22 pound Claw on the bow roller,and a 12 pound Hi tensile Danforth in the cockpit locker,
  • Danforth on rail mount...
    • I've seen this done before and I liked it. It
    • Mounting Anchor on Bow Pulpit
      • Peter...
        • Some pictures of anchor brackets..
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  • I have my Danforth rail mounted on the pulpit
  • Questions, Craig...
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      • Seems like light groud tackle to me.
        • Lewmar
          • Danforth used to make a CQR model anchor. Had a 35 pounder on my tri
            • Still using one as my primary anchor
              • You're getting your money's worth out of that relic, Paul.
                • That's a 35lb. and at least 20 years old
          • too small
  • Cockpit locker, 30' chain in a canvas bag for easy deployment by dinghy
    • Max, you should have dumped the 90 feet
      • Once they started chanting I couldn't give up on the effort
        • It's not fun to always be the audience. Sometimes
    • That is funny. I have rowed all my kedges out over the years.
      • I take it all in the dink.
  • I have the same set up on my Shannon PH38. What
  • Custom Bow Anchor Setup
  • Rather than play with different anchors for different bottoms,
    • Properly sized?
    • The recommendations for Rocna and Manson are "much higher"
      • They are not "upsized"
        • Not only weight, the whole profile doesn't work for me
        • I dispute putting a CQR & Delta in the same 'old' styele class
          • OK, let's call it a transitional design then
            • In the Bahamas, way back in the 80's,...you could often hear some guy bragging about his anchor on the vhf,...
              • Fatty Goodlanders latest book. Creative Anchoring
                • If you are serious about an anchor book
              • I agree Tom, but think you missed my point
                • It's more that your point is subjective, Mark.
                  • Plow Anchor History
                    • PS
                      • Yes, everybody appreciates the boat anchored in 10' with 300' of chain out
                        • Even more fun with 300' of nylon rode
                  • I never said I had dismal performance with our CQR
                    • BTW, there is one thing I really like about this BB
                      • Good example. If new gen anchors afforded the vast improvement gps e-charting does over paper,
                        • I don't understand that last line
                          • I see the difference
                            • Rare?
                          • I'm the same. I only sleep well because I have confidence in my ground tackle.
                            • 20 knots in an open roadstead
      • My anchoring priorities are;#1-where, #2-how, #3 size, #4-$, #5-make.
        • An old friend and I were sailing off Oahu, heading for a night crossing to Kauai....
        • Anchoring Priorities
  • 1 oversized anchor and use it all the time