Nomad Willy
Guru
PS is telling me I need a kedge?
We need a Practical Trawler mag.
We need a Practical Trawler mag.
..... By all measurements, it is not big enough for the Nordic Tug (45 lbs) but the anchor roller won't fit anything bigger without substantial modification. Even undersized I still have confidence in the Mantus as it has held in a good bottom with winds up to 30 knots with a 4:1 scope of 1/4 inch HT chain. When I can build a pulpit to fit the 55 lb Mantus, I will probably upgrade and relegate the 45 lb to spare anchor status as I can break it down.
Tom
Eric
I had the choice of 5/16 BBB or 1/4 inch HT chain. I chose the 1/4 as its working load was greater than 5/16 and with 400 feet, I kept the weight down in the bow.
Tom
Sean,
I find the Dashews interesting but don't look to them for guidance. They live on another planet.
I've learned quite a lot from the Dashew's, not sure why you would discount them. Knowledge is power.
I've learned quite a lot from the Dashew's, not sure why you would discount them. Knowledge is power.
This will be my last post under the name Fortress Anchors, since as per this forum's rules, a commercial name is not allowed and so I will have to make up another name.
Where I anchor now and even on the East coast where I used to anchor changing fluke angles or exchanging anchors on a 40-50 foot boat is not something I would want to do on a regular basis.
What windless are you using to handle the weight? I was looking to buy a Mantas at the 75lbs range -- called Ideal, they said my windless was rated to about 45lbs. WTH!! A boat this size with a light duty windless. Anyway, buying a larger capable windless is not in the cards now. Still looking at Mantas in the 50lbs range, or a Sarca Ex cel.Last spring we replaced our 66lb Bruce with an 85lb Mantus. We've been very pleased with the anchor and gear so far. Also use their bridle and swivel.
Nice company to deal with.
Tim
Thank you. I went there & contacted Ideal by phone prior to making my last post. For now, a 50lb'er will have to work 'till boat money for that project falls from the sky. I will address the short chain & the bolting to the bottom of the boat in the not to far distant future. (I hope).The Ideal website is not very intuitive, but if you go to the Service tab and scroll down you will see CWM listed as a Size 1. There is a lot of info on their website, but you have to stumble around all over the place to dig it out.
IDEAL WINDLASS COMPANY
Thank you. I went there & contacted Ideal by phone prior to making my last post. For now, a 50lb'er will have to work 'till boat money for that project falls from the sky. I will address the short chain & the bolting to the bottom of the boat in the not to far distant future. (I hope).
A quick way to address the short chain for not much money is to add a 3 strand line to your chain for a combination rode. Simply adding 200' of line will give you a very good anchor rode.
dhays - Thank you. That is exactly what I will do when I tackle the problem. How big a rode 5/8th or 3/4? I know it should'nt be to big for the "stretch" effect.? Your thoughts.
Look in a marine catalog for pre-spliced rodes. Match your chain size and then look at what size line they use.