[Public-list] Anchors

Thu Oct 6 07:39:43 PDT 2005

I went through this on the list last year, and came up with the Bruce (or
inexpensive reproduction called a Claw) as the best thing for the A30 and
the Chesapeake. For one thing, it's much easier to clean the clayey mud of
the Claw then it is off a Danforth.

 I have a 15kg (33lb) claw and feel quite confident in it - I'd be a lot
less confident without 30 ft of chain. I had a lot of trouble getting it up
at first, but now I bring the chain up and cleat it off, then have the XO
(you may have read about our 1st Mate Debate) power off. Works well.

I liked a quote from the salesman at Bacon's - " I kept buying bigger
anchors until everyone laughed at me for having too big an anchor  - then I
knew I had the right one"

Mike
Rinn Duin #272
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Having just spent the night anchored off the Weepecket's in Buzzards Bay,
it 
occurs that there may be better solutions and safer ones than I am using. I

have a 20 lb "plow anchor" with 5 feet of chain.

Any other favorites or weight combinations ? Thoughts, wisdom or advice  ?
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