Cruisers Forum
 


Reply
  This discussion is proudly sponsored by:
Please support our sponsors and let them know you heard about their products on Cruisers Forums. Advertise Here
 
Thread Tools Search this Thread Rate Thread Display Modes
Old 10-09-2018, 08:56   #1
Registered User

Join Date: Jan 2016
Location: Palm Beach Gardens
Boat: Outbound 521
Posts: 44
Anchor choices

I have selected three anchors a Spade, a Rocna , and Mantus. I am looking for your experience with those if any.
AlohaSpirit is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 10-09-2018, 09:04   #2
Registered User

Join Date: Jul 2005
Location: Bellingham
Boat: Outbound 44
Posts: 9,319
Re: Anchor choices

All of them are very good new gen anchors. If they all fit on your bow, then each will serve you well. We are long time Spade users. Excellent anchor.
__________________
Paul
Paul L is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 10-09-2018, 09:11   #3
Registered User

Join Date: Jun 2010
Location: Easton, MD
Boat: 15' Catboat, Bristol 35.5
Posts: 3,510
Re: Anchor choices

This should be a fun thread. Have you considered a Manson Supreme?
kmacdonald is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 10-09-2018, 09:34   #4
Registered User

Join Date: Aug 2018
Posts: 3
Re: Anchor choices

SV Panope tested these


CraigOverend is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 10-09-2018, 10:03   #5
Registered User

Join Date: Jan 2016
Location: Palm Beach Gardens
Boat: Outbound 521
Posts: 44
Re: Anchor choices

Quote:
Originally Posted by kmacdonald View Post
This should be a fun thread. Have you considered a Manson Supreme?


Not yet, we are in Newport RI for the boat show this week so we will inquire a bit more.
AlohaSpirit is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 10-09-2018, 10:51   #6
Registered User
 
OldManMirage's Avatar

Join Date: May 2017
Location: NE Florida
Boat: 1980 Endeavour 32
Posts: 865
Re: Anchor choices

I bought a Rocna 10KG for my Cape Dory 28. I am very impressed with it. It digs in no matter how I drop it down. I purposely just dropped it in heap the last time I anchored and then drifted back down with the current. When I snubbed the rode it dug right in. When the tide changed in the night and we swung around about 140 degrees I could detect no sign of dragging. I think I will get a second and lighter one for a secondary anchor.
__________________
Old Man and Miss Mirage
YouTube Channel - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCb6...I8nmW3cFgpkzzg
OldManMirage is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 10-09-2018, 11:15   #7
Registered User
 
chris mac's Avatar

Join Date: May 2015
Location: edmonton alberta
Boat: 1992 lagoon 42 tpi
Posts: 1,729
Re: Anchor choices

I own a Spade a80 and love it. Sets quickly and solidly.
The only other on your list that I've tried is rocna. Different boat, different location, so impossible to really compare. But I found it didn't set as well or as easy.
chris mac is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 10-09-2018, 11:18   #8
Registered User
 
Mike OReilly's Avatar

Join Date: Sep 2011
Location: Good question
Boat: Rafiki 37
Posts: 14,131
Re: Anchor choices

Have only used a Rocna, but my view is that they are all pretty similar. I suggest choosing the biggest one that best fits your current roller/locker setup, and that you can reasonably manage with your roller/windlass under normal conditions.
__________________
Why go fast, when you can go slow.
BLOG: www.helplink.com/CLAFC
Mike OReilly is online now   Reply With Quote
Old 10-09-2018, 12:25   #9
Registered User
 
Suijin's Avatar

Join Date: Feb 2013
Location: Bumping around the Caribbean
Boat: Valiant 40
Posts: 4,625
Anchor choices

I’ve had two Rocnas. Started with a 20kg and upsized to a 25 for my 14 ton (loaded) 40’ mono. Never had an issue with the smaller one, just upsized because in tha grand scheme of things, anchoring out @ 340 days a year, it was cheap.

Sets easily and reliably, holds well on short scope when necessary. The one reported weakness of the Rocna is an occasional failure to reset after a dramatic wind shift but I have never experienced that ever, even in difficult conditions, and suspect that every anchor is susceptible to that behavior on occasion.

Not saying it’s better than the rest, just that it works and works well.

I also carry my old 45 lb. CQR and a Fortress FX-28. The Rocna is superior to both as a bower anchor.

It’s worth perusing the designer’s personal website, his boat and travels. A serious sailor and voyager.
__________________
"Having a yacht is reason for being more cheerful than most." -Kurt Vonnegut
Suijin is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 10-09-2018, 12:38   #10
cruiser

Join Date: Nov 2007
Location: Probably in an anchorage or a boatyard..
Boat: Ebbtide 33' steel cutter
Posts: 5,030
Re: Anchor choices

Quote:
Originally Posted by AlohaSpirit View Post
I have selected three anchors a Spade, a Rocna , and Mantus. I am looking for your experience with those if any.
Usually living on the hook and with a rocna 20Kg & spade 25Kg onboard - blindfolded doubt if I could tell the difference. Both excellent.
conachair is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 10-09-2018, 12:40   #11
Moderator
 
Dockhead's Avatar

Cruisers Forum Supporter

Join Date: Mar 2009
Location: Denmark (Winter), Helsinki (Summer); Cruising the Baltic Sea this year!
Boat: Cutter-Rigged Moody 54
Posts: 33,750
Re: Anchor choices

I've used CQR's, Bruces, Danforths, Spade, Delta, Rocna, and Spade, respectively, as best bower anchors, over 30 years of cruising.


In my narrow, subjective experience, FWIW, the Spade (which I've used on two different boats, in two different sizes) is distinctly better than any of the others. The Rocna was much better than the Delta, and the Delta was much better than the others.


The Rocna I had was a 121 pound monster which held great, once it was set, but did not set nearly as easily as the Spade. It seemed to float in soft mud, where the Spade would sink in, and did not seem capable of cutting into difficult bottoms quite as aggressively as the Spade does. But YMMV -- just one data point.


I have heard a number of credible reports about really superior performance of the Mantus. I can't confirm, not having tried it, but worth checking out.
__________________
"You sea! I resign myself to you also . . . . I guess what you mean,
I behold from the beach your crooked inviting fingers,
I believe you refuse to go back without feeling of me;
We must have a turn together . . . . I undress . . . . hurry me out of sight of the land,
Cushion me soft . . . . rock me in billowy drowse,
Dash me with amorous wet . . . . I can repay you."
Walt Whitman
Dockhead is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 10-09-2018, 13:12   #12
Registered User
 
Quebramar's Avatar

Join Date: Jan 2017
Location: Brussels (Belgium)
Boat: Najad 373
Posts: 277
Re: Anchor choices

Having inherited of a Bruce that came standard in 2000 with the new to me boat, I wanted to upgrade to a more reliable model. I could not get the rocna or mantus type as the upper round bar that makes them special was not compatible with the bowsprit as it is too close. I made all measurements of the room available in the 3 dimensions carefully and ended up with a spade. Excellent choice so far, but that’s my short experience. Effectiveness, ease of use/manipulation and fit at the right place all come into play IMO
Quebramar is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 11-09-2018, 14:00   #13
Registered User

Join Date: Apr 2018
Posts: 25
Re: Anchor choices

I have a 48 ft. Offshore. It came with a Bruce. I tried a Rocna but it would not fit properly. I eventually chose the Vulcan, made by Rocna. I have used it for a year, and it has never failed me. Fits just fine as well.
spudsdailey is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 11-09-2018, 15:28   #14
Registered User

Join Date: Aug 2015
Location: Savannah Ga USA
Boat: Brewer 12.3
Posts: 163
Re: Anchor choices

My humble opinion after research. spade is about as good as they come. PRicey.
the Rocna Vulcan is second and also very good. Then the standard Rocna.
Oldwheels is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 11-09-2018, 15:29   #15
Registered User

Join Date: Jan 2016
Location: Palm Beach Gardens
Boat: Outbound 521
Posts: 44
Re: Anchor choices

Quote:
Originally Posted by spudsdailey View Post
I have a 48 ft. Offshore. It came with a Bruce. I tried a Rocna but it would not fit properly. I eventually chose the Vulcan, made by Rocna. I have used it for a year, and it has never failed me. Fits just fine as well.


Thank you for your input
AlohaSpirit is offline   Reply With Quote
Reply

Tags
anchor

Thread Tools Search this Thread
Search this Thread:

Advanced Search
Display Modes Rate This Thread
Rate This Thread:

Posting Rules
You may not post new threads
You may not post replies
You may not post attachments
You may not edit your posts

BB code is On
Smilies are On
[IMG] code is On
HTML code is Off
Trackbacks are Off
Pingbacks are Off
Refbacks are Off


Similar Threads
Thread Thread Starter Forum Replies Last Post
For Sale: Anchor Sentinel-30#Kiwi Anchor Rider (Anchor Buddy) islandsailing Classifieds Archive 3 21-11-2013 06:13
Which Boat . . . Choices, Choices . . . Joey26 Dollars & Cents 39 20-02-2011 04:26
Anchor Choices... liquidity Anchoring & Mooring 36 31-12-2009 11:52
Chartplotter & Software -- Choices, choices, choices Intentional Drifter Marine Electronics 3 17-02-2008 22:39
Boat choices. maui Monohull Sailboats 33 25-05-2004 12:12

Advertise Here


All times are GMT -7. The time now is 22:13.


Google+
Powered by vBulletin® Version 3.8.8 Beta 1
Copyright ©2000 - 2024, vBulletin Solutions, Inc.
Social Knowledge Networks
Powered by vBulletin® Version 3.8.8 Beta 1
Copyright ©2000 - 2024, vBulletin Solutions, Inc.

ShowCase vBulletin Plugins by Drive Thru Online, Inc.