T&T: Anchor comments

[R C Smith Jr]

On 5/30/09 7:54 PM, "L H" <pugettrawler37 at earthlink.net> wrote:

> Do all those with Rocna, Manson, etc. anchors also have a wash down
> system?   If not, how do you deal with the load of bottom mud brought up
> on the anchor?

MARY KATHRYN has a free-fall windlass, something I would recommend if you
have the choice. Deploying is VERY swift, which would seem to be good for
emergencies, although I have never had one. More on point, a free drop from
six feet has always gotten the residual mud off my hoe anchor. All the
new-fangled designs seem to be modified hoes, mine is a 90 lb SuperMax,
which has seldom met a bottom it has not liked.

Bob
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Robert Calhoun Smith, Jr.
MV MARY KATHRYN
1977 Hatteras 58 LRC
Lying South River
Annapolis, Maryland