Noelex
Veteran Member
The bent shank was definitely the old mild steel version.
All current Mantus anchors sold have the high tensile ATSM 514 shank.
Mantus have offered to upgrade at no charge any of the old shanks for the new version to any customers who purchased the anchor before the high tensile shank was produced.
The Mantus anchor is covered by a lifetime warranty and any bent part will be replaced.
The anchor was originally sent in November, but the roll bar was held up by Greek customs. This arrived while we were on the hard, so the first time I had a chance to use the anchor was when we launched again late April.
I feel a little guilty about this situation as Greg offered to send me a new high tensile shank before any problem occurred. I am cruising full time on the boat moving between little islands and arranging to be in one spot (with a local who is reliable enough to agree to receive a package) is not easy. I suggested to Greg to save sending the new shank untill winter when, although still at anchor I move around less.
I have an obligation to forum readers to report accurately any problems that have occurred, which I have done, but I also have some some obligation to the manufacturer to test the current (not obsolete) product and with more effort on my part these problems could have been avoided.
All current Mantus anchors sold have the high tensile ATSM 514 shank.
Mantus have offered to upgrade at no charge any of the old shanks for the new version to any customers who purchased the anchor before the high tensile shank was produced.
The Mantus anchor is covered by a lifetime warranty and any bent part will be replaced.
The anchor was originally sent in November, but the roll bar was held up by Greek customs. This arrived while we were on the hard, so the first time I had a chance to use the anchor was when we launched again late April.
I feel a little guilty about this situation as Greg offered to send me a new high tensile shank before any problem occurred. I am cruising full time on the boat moving between little islands and arranging to be in one spot (with a local who is reliable enough to agree to receive a package) is not easy. I suggested to Greg to save sending the new shank untill winter when, although still at anchor I move around less.
I have an obligation to forum readers to report accurately any problems that have occurred, which I have done, but I also have some some obligation to the manufacturer to test the current (not obsolete) product and with more effort on my part these problems could have been avoided.