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Old 30-08-2019, 20:27   #14
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Re: Rocna roll bar

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Originally Posted by thinwater View Post
Without a rollbar, I'd compare the odds with a Danforth of Fortress Anchor. Quite good. But not good enough if there is a strong shift or you are sloppy with deployment.
As I said, I've had roll bar type anchors land on their backs, simply because I was sloppy (on purpose but not unrealistically so--that's why they call it testing). If you power set you'll notice. If it is result of a reversal... not so much.
I didn't read it in a book or on line. I'm not blaming anyone, because they supply roll bars to prevent this.


So all of a sudden you'all don't remember this? I trust this guy most of the time.
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