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Old 02-02-2018, 08:02 PM   #14
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Originally Posted by Drake View Post
Our Defever is set up for two anchors, but we opted for one large anchor on the bow and a second backup in a locker on the flybridge. I decided that having a larger anchor to use every day was better than two smaller anchors, and likely never using the second one.

Paul
Paul,
I like that response a lot. For years I've been saying if you're going to add weight to your ground tackle add it to your anchor. Adding 40# to one's rode won't pay very much but imagine adding 40# to the anchor.

And re the thread question I'd say 3 or 4.
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