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Old 10-15-2014, 04:29 PM   #27
Nomad Willy
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Don,
Yea I'm a bit glad you passed on the Boss ..... it looks a bit questionable now but some great anchors have looked questionable at times. My own favorite the XYZ looks bad in most of the anchor tests but I support one XYZ model anchor as it seems extremely well designed and I've had a 100% success experience w it. Most of my experience has been w the modified anchor though.

I think you would have been equally happy w the Supreme and I think Marin would have been pleased w the performance of a Claw if he had just gotten a bigger anchor.

The Boss may suffer a little like the first XYZ. They look a little bit alike and are definitely short. The SARCA is also short but seems to make the best of it ... maybe related to it's weight being well aft.

If there was anything wrong w Manson's galvanizing I'm sure we would have uncovered it before. But on the other hand if it was an extremely isolated occurrence (and I think it is) you'd think Manson could be a little more supportive.
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