Anchors & TEST Results of New Generation Anchors EXCELLENT & Important

[Ron Hill]

Tom : I did use a Bruce 33# and a 15# mushroom, but you forgot the 35ft of chain, so the mushroom was 35 ft away from the anchor and acted as the weight of another 15 ft of chain.

However, a few years ago I added a windlass and changed to 50 ft of chain (wrote that up in the Mainsheet).  Can't/won't argue by Email thru a third party with the maker of your anchor.  Go for it!!

The C34 really weights about 15.5K lbs.  Could never get Catalina to admit it, but they never deny ed it!

Like Stu says, your boat your choice.  A thought

[tonywright]

Another dimension to double check is LOA. For a Catalina 34 it is actually 35'8": a lot closer to 36' than 34'.  (length of the hull is 34'6", the pulpit accounts for the extra).

Tony

[asbury]

Thinking about getting a 35# Rocna or Manson.  Please pardon by ignorance but I'm wondering if the half circle 'rollbar' is there to help balance the anchor so it lands on the seabed in the upright position.  Thinking it must be functional, because otherwise I'm not impressed with how it looks.
Thanks,
Bill

[Michael Shaner]

You're absolutely right Bill. Should the anchor land upside down on the bottom, it rolls right over...

Actually, on the Manson website, they claim this to to be a "green" feature as well. They profess that the reusult is less damage to the sea bed as the anchor is being set...the "green world" has trickled all the way to ground tackle...who would-a-thunk it?

[asbury]

Thanks, Mike, sounds good and in synch with others on this board who swear by these 'new age' hooks.  My wife is the family environmentalist, so she'll be impressed, too...:-)

[mainesail]

Thought you guys might be interested in these videos..

CQR vs. Rocna - Hard Sand Setting
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pmGAckf69pE

Rocna - Flip Flop & Dig (short but you get the idea)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WsDRQHbpv-M

[asbury]

Thanks for the videos, Maine.  Good demo of effectiveness of Rocna/Manson hooks.

[Lance Jones]

After reading all of this thread, I've come to the conclusion that my 5 lb mushroom anchor is not big enough.