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Old 04-22-2016, 06:47 AM   #418
Peter B
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City: Ex-Brisbane, (Australia), now Bribie Island, Qld
Vessel Name: Now boatless - sold 6/2018
Vessel Model: Had a Clipper (CHB) 34
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Great work again Steve, and does demonstrate beautifully the benefit of extra weight, especially for quick setting, but also what most users of these new generation anchors have discovered for themselves. That being that even though it means departing from old habits based on other types of anchor, they actually really do not need to be hard set by backing down at all, at least not initially, as they set at their best when gently moved along by just drifting back, but later they can be checked for a good overnight set by a back-down, as you demonstrated.
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