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Forum: Anchoring & Mooring

12-12-2015, 00:02

Replies: 57

Danforth type anchor question

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Posted By Jim Cate

Re: Danforth type anchor question

It's that old conflict: do you want the anchor to come up easily, or do you want it to stay stuck?

Actually, you have a legitimate point. Even Fortress mentions difficulty in retrieval after heavy...

Forum: Anchoring & Mooring

11-12-2015, 22:54

Replies: 57

Danforth type anchor question

Views: 8,869

Posted By Jim Cate

Re: Danforth type anchor question

If you search out some of the Fortress posts here on CF,, you will see that they talk about not an additional 5%, but of t he anchor burying several feet down into softer substrates. They seem to set...

Forum: Anchoring & Mooring

10-12-2015, 11:52

Replies: 57

Danforth type anchor question

Views: 8,869

Posted By Jim Cate

Re: Danforth type anchor question

One of the reasons that Danforth style anchors can develop such great holding power is that they DO bury deeply. Various blurbs by the Fortress folks talk about this at length. It is an important...

Forum: Anchoring & Mooring

09-12-2015, 18:10

Replies: 57

Danforth type anchor question

Views: 8,869

Posted By Jim Cate

Re: Danforth type anchor question

No specific experience, but obviously those balls would inhibit burying.

But are y ou sure that they are part of the anchor? I've seen folks who put real tennis balls on the ends of the stocks to...

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