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Old 08-11-2010, 03:48 AM   #123
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RE: Choosing the Right Anchor for Your Trawler

WEIGHT is always the key to good performance

Most anchors are simple cheap castings or weldments of sheet steel, so usually the weight and size are related.

The aluminum Danforth knockoff, IF of large surface area is a fine unit.

We use a break down aluminum knock off on our 33ft 90/90 as a storm anchor.Sized as if it were a 60 lb Danforth.

Simple and easy to carry under a bunk , and easy to hump on deck and assemble.

AS storm gear it gets its own HD Rode and lead chain.

The concept we cruise with is really simple , a every day thunder storm can easily blow 60K .

So the overnight cruising gear should be able to work well in any thunderstorm.

On the 33 ft boat this is a 35H Danforth ,or 45 CQR.

On the 50 ft lobster hull it is a 60 Danforth or 60 CQR or 60 Bruce , two are on the bow roller , one is on deck ,lashed , ready to bend on.

The lobster style is very low windage as it will pass under 10.5 ft fixed bridges,

but the owner of a 3 story apartment with Oxygen tent perched on top would need larger , much larger ground tackle.
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