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Forum: Seamanship & Boat Handling 30-05-2017, 06:52
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Posted By Dockhead
Re: Anchor types and General questions

The truth of this statement should be obvious, but very much worthwhile repeating :thumb:
Forum: Seamanship & Boat Handling 30-05-2017, 05:50
Replies: 193
Views: 23,424
Posted By Dockhead
Re: Anchor types and General questions

I have always thought that there must be some reality behind the reputation, so have always been cautious.

But these anchors are particularly good at setting themselves - wouldn't that greatly...
Forum: Seamanship & Boat Handling 30-05-2017, 03:59
Replies: 193
Views: 23,424
Posted By Dockhead
Re: Anchor types and General questions

I had good experiences with my Danforths. Similar performance to Fortress, but Fortress has sharper flukes and possibly better geometry, so sets more aggressively. But heavier Danforth worked...
Forum: Seamanship & Boat Handling 29-05-2017, 13:46
Replies: 193
Views: 23,424
Posted By Dockhead
Re: Anchor types and General questions

I used to use Danforths, too, and can confirm the you speaketh the truth. :thumb:
Forum: Seamanship & Boat Handling 28-05-2017, 08:09
Replies: 193
Views: 23,424
Posted By Dockhead
Re: Anchor types and General questions

Absolutely right. I had been sailing for 15 years before I had a boat with any kind of motor. Back the mainsail and back down good until the anchor is well buried in the seabed. :thumb:

The...
Forum: Seamanship & Boat Handling 27-05-2017, 02:00
Replies: 193
Views: 23,424
Posted By Dockhead
Re: Anchor types and General questions

Speaking of throwing anchors out and praying, the only anchor type which -- in my experience -- will almost always hold without setting, provided the bottom is reasonable, is the Fortress. That's...
Forum: Seamanship & Boat Handling 25-05-2017, 16:03
Replies: 193
Views: 23,424
Posted By Dockhead
Re: Anchor types and General questions

You must be living right :) Or else you know a secret prayer or something :)
Forum: Seamanship & Boat Handling 25-05-2017, 15:00
Replies: 193
Views: 23,424
Posted By Dockhead
Re: Anchor types and General questions

How did you "set" it? I doubt you will find a single soul on here who would agree, that throwing the anchor overboard and going below to cook dinner (!), can be called "setting" the anchor. That is...
Forum: Seamanship & Boat Handling 25-05-2017, 14:34
Replies: 193
Views: 23,424
Posted By Dockhead
Re: Anchor types and General questions

How do you know it's set, if you didn't back down? :confused:

Working the anchor into the seabed so that it really is set, and so that you KNOW it's set, is pretty much Chapter 1, Page 1, of...
Forum: Seamanship & Boat Handling 20-05-2017, 02:20
Replies: 193
Views: 23,424
Posted By Dockhead
Re: Anchor types and General questions

Indeed! Anchors are an infamous hot button topic on here, although I think in the last year or so they have calmed down considerably.

My advice to anyone starting out is to choose any latest...
Forum: Seamanship & Boat Handling 20-05-2017, 02:16
Replies: 193
Views: 23,424
Posted By Dockhead
Re: Anchor types and General questions

I think all that is pretty logical.

HOWEVER, I actually went from genuine Delta to genuine Rocna on my present boat, and the difference in setting behavior, at least in Northern European bottoms,...
Forum: Seamanship & Boat Handling 18-05-2017, 00:55
Replies: 193
Views: 23,424
Posted By Dockhead
Re: Anchor types and General questions

Based on 15 years of experiences with a couple of genuine CQR's on a couple of different boats -- I would respectfully disagree with this.

In my experience, which is similar to that of lots of...
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