T&T: Anchor Size Recommendations

[Robert Deering]

On 6/1/09 9:17 PM, "A H FOSTER" <capt.bill11 at verizon.net> wrote:

> Say what you will. But over and over again Bruce/claw anchors test poorly.
> And seem to drag far to often and to easily in real life as well.
>  
>                  
>                  Capt. Bill


You have a point, Capt. Bill.

On my previous boat I used a Bruce for ten years, and I have to admit it did
drag that one time in a gale.  Turned out the bottom was the consistency of
pea gravel.  Tried the Danforth backup and that dragged.  Eventually tied to
a tree on shore.  That held.  It was a big tree.

Perhaps we should all start packing a tree with us.

Incidentally, the tests I've read, for what they're worth, have indicated
consistently that the Bruce was among the fastest to set in a wide variety
of bottoms, and reset when the wind changed direction.  And an oversized
Bruce, once set, won't drag, just like any other oversized anchor.

Bob Deering
Juneau, Alaska