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- Now boatless - sold 6/2018
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- Had a Clipper (CHB) 34
Marin and Peter B,
I made a survey today of all the anchors that were visible on J and K floats in LaConner. Seems there were 35 steel Danforths, And 22 Claws. Then there was One Fjord, 7 Deltas, 4 CQRs, 3 Fortress's and three Rocnas.
So I wouldn't be criticizing Art too heavily for not surrounding himself w all the groovy stuff.
Oh dear, Eric, you took me far too literally. Perhaps I should have put 'research' like that, in inverted commas..? Naturally I meant it in a general, not scientific, sense. And yes, what you said above supports what many of us have said in the past, yourself included, that most people go to a lot of trouble to avoid exposing themselves to demanding anchoring conditions, so often a large lump of anything would hold. However, many older anchor types, Danforth being one, are fairly bottom specific, and/or dogs to get to fit nicely on a bow roller/windlass arrangement.
Good come-back from Marin though, I thought.
My point in posting at all was just to raise the point there are now multi-bottom, quick-setting, good performing actors out there now. Let's call them all-rounders if you like - which may not have the ultimate holding power of some designed specifically with one bottom type in mind, but close enough, and which obviate the need for all that extra weight up front, (a concern you often raise), stowage space, and cost of carrying spares. Not to forget the not inconsequential difficulties than can be encountered if and when trying to change from an unsuitable anchor. Especially if in the dark and wet and rising wind, and often with cold, numb fingers. That's all...
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