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Old 09-11-2016, 01:23 PM   #96
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Originally Posted by Bigsfish View Post
I've never had much faith in light weight anchors, I much prefer an anchor one or two sizes over what the manufacturer calls for especially in high winds with a chain rode. With a heavy rode you might not even need the anchor. LOL. Our navy uses heavy anchors on their large ships.

Just my SSO.

I am not so sure that our arm forces always use heavy anchors.........Click image for larger version

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