Ah...not quite correct. You can discuss anchors all you like. I enjoy a good anchor discussion with the best of them. It's anchor 'wars' we want to discourage, that's all.
Benn, have you been following Panope Steve's excellent 'Anchor setting videos' thread for example..?
Pete
I'd like to say that Panope Steve's "anchor setting" many, many clear video reviews of numerous different brand anchors is the most informative and overall the most useful thread on TF. That thread and its videos should be reviewed by all boaters... old-salts and newbies alike.
I believe that Steve's thread should become a "sticky".
Having spent decades on and in the water and being an avid swimmer/diver and having a few times been swimming outfitted on the bottom to actually watch "Danforth - Style" anchors in process of setting (btw, Danforth style is by far and away my favorite, trusted anchor design) I have seen first hand and do already know what Steve is showing regarding "first-setting" of anchor... but... Due to Steve's ingenious camera-capture video capabilities, his several in-depth maneuvers of varied force-level-pulls against an anchor as well as his accurate representations of different scope %ages and boat angle reversals from wind/current = Steve's anchor-capability videos being simply outstanding.
I vote for Steve! - whatever that means!! - LOL
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