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Forum: Anchoring & Mooring 12-12-2015, 19:11
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Posted By brianlara 3
Re: Danforth type anchor question

Manson & Rocna entered a very competitive market in which a major player, for all the right reasons, was Fortress. Why would a very small Kiwi company take on a huge and successful compeditor with a...
Forum: Anchoring & Mooring 12-12-2015, 13:35
Replies: 57
Views: 8,869
Posted By brianlara 3
Re: Danforth type anchor question

TRULY. Thank God for the intelligence of George Bernard Shaw.
Need you George...now!!
Forum: Anchoring & Mooring 12-12-2015, 13:30
Replies: 57
Views: 8,869
Posted By brianlara 3
Re: Danforth type anchor question

Panope, on my dinks bower Fortress I put threads on the stocks (?) and I drilled and tapped the balls (UNC naturally) to suit.
Because the balls are for protection and the pick is left assembled on...
Forum: Anchoring & Mooring 12-12-2015, 13:17
Replies: 57
Views: 8,869
Posted By brianlara 3
Re: Danforth type anchor question

The largest Manson anchor is a l
kedge weighing 1,300 kilograms & is 80 3/4 inches tall.
Mansons range is huge.
Clearly Mansons Racer was designed to protect the INTERIOR of a vessel, be it a 2...
Forum: Anchoring & Mooring 12-12-2015, 01:04
Replies: 57
Views: 8,869
Posted By brianlara 3
Re: Danforth type anchor question

'civilised.
re the balls perk...these picks are marketed to owners of relatively L/weight racing vessels on which you could easily imagine the anchor and chain sitting on a f'wd bunk (or worse, seen...
Forum: Anchoring & Mooring 11-12-2015, 22:57
Replies: 57
Views: 8,869
Posted By brianlara 3
Re: Danforth type anchor question

Thanks, wasn't sure....
Forum: Anchoring & Mooring 11-12-2015, 22:22
Replies: 57
Views: 8,869
Posted By brianlara 3
Re: Danforth type anchor question

My lovely little rib loves my Manson Racers balls.
But I think that if the balls are preventing that last 5% of bury then you were already in deep poop. Yep, leather sleeves, glued onto well...
Forum: Anchoring & Mooring 11-12-2015, 21:49
Replies: 57
Views: 8,869
Posted By brianlara 3
Re: Danforth type anchor question

I've been on the hook for 6 years, probably re-anchoring every 3 days or so, usually in areas with at least 2nm fetch, variously sand to weedy to sloppy mud. Fortunately I have a 900 watt motor to...
Forum: Anchoring & Mooring 11-12-2015, 00:51
Replies: 57
Views: 8,869
Posted By brianlara 3
Re: Danforth type anchor question

I'm sure that in the US you have Manson Supreme anchors.
The same company which makes Supremes also makes Manson Racer Anchor.
If you Google those 3 words you'll seem many images of new, off the...
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