Remanufactured Fortresses deals on the net

[GrahamHO]

Originally Posted by vyc2014

I've been reading the Anchor threads for a long time, trying to decide what anchor to put on the Lagoon 380 I bought used (had an undersized Delta for a hook ). After reading, studying, looking at every type of anchor known to man, the Admiral decided we had to buy two anchors to make sure all of us onboard, including the grandkids, were safe at anchor. Anchor #1 - I started looking for a Fortress FX-37 to take to the Bahamas this winter as nothing beats it in the sand. I noticed a lot of online sites selling Fortress anchors at a great discount with "remanufactured" and "refurbished" in the description. I called Fortress directly and spoke with Brian. He said that BP Oil bought a bunch of their anchors for the spill cleanup. Fortress purchased them back, ran them through the manufacturing process and are selling them at a 25% discount with a full lifetime warranty. I went ahead and bought one. WooHoo! BTW, Anchor #2 is a Manson Extreme 60# which you can get at a good discount online as well. So I should sleep comfortably on my Lagoon 380, no matter what the bottom I anchor in. But I'm now out of money and can't afford the Bahamas entry fee. Perhaps I can sell one of the rugrats?

Well done. But I find the biggest danger at anchor during a blow at night is the risk of some other boat dragging into us. My Vulcan or Fortress or Bruce doesn't prevent that. So don't sleep too comfortably. A good spotlight sometimes wakes them up.