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Forum: Anchoring & Mooring 13-08-2012, 18:25
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Posted By GMac
Re: Help with Anchor .... Is it the Same at West Marine ?

The Rocna and Supreme were in development at the exact same time, neither of them knew that but 2 people who work for neither outfits did.

Both are Spade clones. The rollbars weren't ripped from...
Forum: Anchoring & Mooring 12-08-2012, 21:17
Replies: 77
Views: 12,808
Posted By GMac
Re: Help with Anchor .... Is it the Same at West Marine ?

Hell no, don't chop it off. It does serve a purpose which is to orientate the anchor the right way for setting when it hits the seabed. I was just trying to say the 'purposely fitted feature' was...
Forum: Anchoring & Mooring 10-08-2012, 21:41
Replies: 77
Views: 12,808
Posted By GMac
Re: Help with Anchor .... Is it the same at West Marine ?

Nor anyone else who didn't fall for the marketing out of one outfit ;) Some still are faling for it though.

The rollbars were to get around the way Alain patented the Spade and it tip weight. As...
Forum: Anchoring & Mooring 10-08-2012, 21:02
Replies: 77
Views: 12,808
Posted By GMac
Re: Help with Anchor .... Is it the same at West Marine ?

The rollbars were fitted to those 2 anchors because of patent issues i.e Alain Mr Spade patented his gear in NZ. After finding the rollbars were a OK work-around to make the anchor orientate...
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