GL: anchor advice

[Ron Rogers]

I don't like the test methodology. Plus, there is a correlation of 
significance that the study ignores - anchor weight! To see this it is best 
to click on the lower left of the page for the actual ABS report. One 
underlying assumption appears to have been that all anchors set in the same 
manner in the same bottom - bull. The large Fortress doesn't set at all - 
bull.

The SuperMax is an excellent anchor, no question. But the one in the test 
weighed 52 pounds! BTW, satisfied SuperMax users on the T&T List agree that 
you buy one size larger than the manufacturer's recommendation.

On my Willard 40, I've got a 33lb. aluminum Spade as the working anchor with 
200 feet of ACCO 3/8" BBB/HT (yes, that's what it is) chain. My storm anchor 
is a 75lb. SS Northill. See < 
http://www.blueoceantackle.com/anchors_for_marine_industry.htm > if you want 
to look at a picture. Pekny in Florida used to make them and guaranteed they 
would grab in 3 feet. It does that in mud. Do not buy the aluminum Northill 
made in WWII for PBY seaplanes - they break.

Lastly, the consensus on T&T is that the windage of your vessel is more 
important than length or displacement in selecting an anchor size.

Ron Rogers
New Bern, NC

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Ralph Yost (home)" <Ralph@AlphaCompServices.com>


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