IntoTheBlue
Senior Member
- Joined
- Jan 10, 2016
- Messages
- 151
- Location
- USA
- Vessel Name
- Into The Blue
- Vessel Make
- Mainship Pilot 43
I am new to this forum, and have seen some posts from 2013 discussing various anchor options, mainly focused on Mantus and Rocna comparisons. We have been cruising in our Mainship Pilot 43 for 10 years now, using the Delta anchor that came with the boat. Mainly cruising the northeast waters, I can say definitively that the provided anchor has been a failure on multiple occasions. I do think though that the provided Delta is also too light (35 Lbs.), which adds to the problem.
In any case, moving on, my wife has just retired and we're planning to make our first long term voyage, cruising the Down East Circle Route. I've been upgrading systems as required for the trip and do not want to take it with my current anchor. Researching it, I find the Mantus and Rocna to be very close in design. Reviewing comments from the 2013 thread, as well as the specs called out on the manufactures websites, I am questioning what size Mantus or Rocna to get. It looks like that I should be considering the Rocna 33 (73 Lbs) or the Mantus 65 Lb. My other question is how this added weight will affect my Lewmar V2 windlass.
My boat weighs 35,000 dry and is 45' in length. Any suggestion and/or comment is appreciated. Thanks, Dave H
In any case, moving on, my wife has just retired and we're planning to make our first long term voyage, cruising the Down East Circle Route. I've been upgrading systems as required for the trip and do not want to take it with my current anchor. Researching it, I find the Mantus and Rocna to be very close in design. Reviewing comments from the 2013 thread, as well as the specs called out on the manufactures websites, I am questioning what size Mantus or Rocna to get. It looks like that I should be considering the Rocna 33 (73 Lbs) or the Mantus 65 Lb. My other question is how this added weight will affect my Lewmar V2 windlass.
My boat weighs 35,000 dry and is 45' in length. Any suggestion and/or comment is appreciated. Thanks, Dave H