[Public-list] Anchors

[Elaine and Brian Timmins]

The position that allows the flukes to go to a larger angle to the shank is 
the one that's better for mud. If you're going to be in mud a lot, Fortress 
sells special mud palms (or whatever they call them) that will hold the 
pivot point higher, allowing the flukes to dig in even faster.
Brian  ex#497
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Roger L Kingsland" <rkingsland101 at ksba.com>
To: "Alberg 30 Public List -- open to all" <public-list at alberg30.org>
Sent: Thursday, October 06, 2005 3:08 PM
Subject: Re: [Public-list] Anchors


>I use a 75 pound Mushroom anchor which, after a few weeks, does a nice job
> of burying itself in the mud......; wait, no, that's the mooring anchor 
> for
> the little boat.  As Guilda Radner used to say on SNL, "Neeeever Mind."
>
> I got a used, 20 pound, aluminum Fortress (dnaforth type) anchor at 
> Bacon's
> last year.  The flukes can be adjusted to two angles with one being better
> for mud.  Only problem is I forgot which one.  They (special anonymous
> committee in the know) say the advantage of aluminum is same holding power
> but lighter, so I got the same weight (as the charts say should be used 
> for
> A30 size boat) but allot bigger.   The shaft is 36" long and the fluke bar
> (or whatever they call that thing at the bottom) is 30" wide.  I might 
> have
> to get a bigger boat with a locker large enough to hold my A30 anchor.
>
>
> Roger Kingsland
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> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Randy Katz" <randyk at bertschi.org>
> To: "Alberg list" <public-list at alberg30.org>
> Sent: Thursday, October 06, 2005 2:17 PM
> Subject: [Public-list] Anchors
>
>
>> I have a 23# Delta which has worked fine almost always.  Once I
> substituted
>> a 20-25# danforth in stronger S winds in Nanaimo, BC. when the Delta was
>> dragging.
>>
>> A boat length of heavy chain seems a reasonable amount, if not a minimum.
>>
>> I use 1/2 " nylon rode, which works fine, though I do worry about it on
>> occasion-- then I check it often for fraying at the anchor roller.  A
> towel
>> underneath the line there helps.
>>
>> If I were doing it again I'd buy the next heavier nylon rode.
>>
>> Hope this helps--
>>
>>
>> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>> Randy Katz#249
>> Seattle, Bellingham
>>
>>
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