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Old 01-16-2022, 10:05 AM   #13
rslifkin
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Originally Posted by psneeld View Post
I have seen haystacks of Danforth styles with very bent shafts.

Sure some might have hooked something not natural to the sandy or muddy bottoms...but I believe the vast majority were from being deeply set, and not breaking out when being pulled from way different directions. Some by weather, some by power.

I just won't use one as a primary because of all my experiences and reported experiences of them not catching and setting quickly...so not great to be the emergency anchor.

Shank strength is one of the big differences between the cheaper Danforths (and cheap copies) vs the higher quality ones. There's a reason the Fortress or the high tensile Danforth cost a multiple of what the cheap ones do.

I absolutely agree on not liking them for a primary though. For the conditions where they're good, nothing will beat them. But they're not great across a wide range of conditions.
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