If I didn't, I'd retire it. I too enjoy the disconnect here Mark mentions. I think it's the difference between the far from home cruiser, like he is, and the close to home sailor, like me. It's quite easy for me to travel my home waters of New England, and spend nearly all nights at anchor, on a slack rode.

And when a surprise storm comes up, or we get pinned somewhere by an approaching storm, I still have confidence in my ground tackle. I couldn't buy that confidence, it took years of use. Why spend precious $ on replacing something that is working for me? I'd rather have another iPad.

But to be off full time as Mark and a few others here, I believe, is different. He has to be ready to anchor in more unknown and exposed areas and likely more severe conditions. I wouldn't have the same confidence with my present-coastal systems. I'd need more anchors, bigger anchors, more chain, I know from a little experience cruising far from home.

BTW, I feel this is the disconnect here and on other forums, Mark mentions. I too enjoy the diversity of opinion. We have a few long distance cruisers like Mark but most of us are close to home sailors. Many of us dream of what Mark is doing so I think our shared passions, the water, the sailing, the boats, bring us together here.

But I don't think we're doing the same anchoring. When I was off for a bit, I could sleep well in 20 knots in an open roadstead. I've lost that confidence and I wouldn't get it back immediately even with a new anchor. I found that takes time, not $, to gain.