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Old 09-08-2015, 01:27 PM   #9
caltexflanc
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I always liked Steve Dashew's method of anchor spec'ing: "You know your anchor is about the right size when people on the dock start laughing at you for how (overly) large it is"

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But if you're comparing sizes of very similar anchors like the Rocna and the Supreme or the Delta and the Davis then it should be more like lb for lb.
I like to size anchors simply by choosing one where my boat size is at the very bottom (or even a notch below that) of the boat-length range the anchor manufacturer gives for a given anchor weight (and in the case of the very large profile Hatt, that made a lot of sense). For Delta, that ended up being an 88 pounder, for Rocna, 110, just as a factoid.

Mako, this is probably why the Hinz numbers start matching the manufacturer's as wind speed increases. Getting blasted by an unforecasted microcell doesn't allow you the luxury of breaking out your hurricane anchor.
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