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Old 10-05-2013, 01:14 AM   #15
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rpeterson,
Give me the width and height excluding the shank and I can tell you basically how much it weighs + or - about 10%.

If the Navy anchor is heavy enough it should serve you well as many large yachts and lots of ships use them. A normal anchor for your boat may be 75 lbs or so and if your Navy is 175 lbs perhaps you'd be fine w an extra 100 lbs of ground tackle. The very dependable and wide range of performance may be worth the 100 lbs. They are probably good for any bottom generally speaking and short scope as well.

But if you do get a new anchor my choice would be Manson Supreme.
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