CSY Man, I too remember fondly my Danforth HT 12 that I used to own--can't remember which
boat I let it go with, but it was a mistake in retrospect. We anchored our 30-foot Angus Primrose design out in Huntington Bay on
Long Island with
Hurricane Gloria approaching using a 35-lb
CQR, the HT 12, and some other no-name Danforth
anchor. After the eye passed right over our
boat the
mooring field that was to windward of us was on the beach and we were sitting in the bay almost all by ourselves. If you can get a Danforth dug in, or a
Fortress, they will hold until something breaks. I wonder if the
current crop of Danforth Hi-Tensile anchors made by Tie Down is as good as the old ones were? They are still made in the good 'ol USA, but I have heard mixed results. Also wonder about the Kingston brand Hi-Strength
anchor, which looks to be a good copy of the Hi-Tensile. I'm wondering if the poor results some people report with Danforth-style anchors is that they are just not built to the correct specs. At least the
Fortress appears to still be very well made and
work properly, which is one reason I like them a lot, though there are times when I think the added weight of
steel would be useful to help penetration. Is your
Rocna one of the NZ made ones or is it Chinese made?