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Old 10-24-2011, 06:12 AM   #3
Peter B
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City: Ex-Brisbane, (Australia), now Bribie Island, Qld
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RE: Anchor design and performance

One of the things which has always amazed me regarding the affection for the CQR/plow type is the way the hinged shank/fluke join allows it to just bounce along on its side without setting unless one gets the tip engaged early, and in a fairly soft substrate. This is demonstrated well in one of the videos on the link I posted in the other anchor scaling thread. It would therefore seem that at the very least, if you want to use a plow type anchor, and they certainly have their merits, then one with a rigid fluke/shank join is to be preferred. Eg the Ultra/Delta/Sarca Excel, etc. This type does seem to set quite quickly and perform well in most bottoms, even if maybe not the highest holding power available.
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