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Anchor recommendation
I bent my danforth anchor at LOTO this week and it needs to be replaced. I read several threads about box anchors and it seems people like them a lot. But what's the verdict on the claw style anchors like Lewmar and others?
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Fortress (Guardian is basically the same thing with less warranty). They are light and they work. I like them MUCH better than danforth.
I'm not sure what LOTO has for a bottom though, there might be a better solution based on where you boat. I boat with a sandy or mucky bottom and the fortress works great. |
Originally Posted by 08 fastech 292
(Post 3743439)
I bent my danforth anchor at LOTO this week and it needs to be replaced. I read several threads about box anchors and it seems people like them a lot. But what's the verdict on the claw style anchors like Lewmar and others?
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How do you bend an anchor? Isn't that like breaking an anvil?
+1 for Box Anchor. I've been a fan for 10 years and still on same exact anchor after a couple boats. |
+2 for Box Anchor. Love mine.
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+3 for box anchor. Held 4 boats with mine at Desert Storm shootout when none else could get an anchor to hold in the wind and deep water.
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+4 for box anchor. I sh!tcanned my Fortress after a few times anchoring with the Box Anchor. However, the Box Anchor is a heavy bugger.
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Box anchor! No chain needed. Plus it resets itself if the wind shifts. Also folds up and stores much easier. I had to cut mine loose over the 4th of July weekend because some dumb a$$ was dragging his anchor all over as a storm was coming in. He had another boat tied up to him, all of the guys were on the bow trying to pull the anchor with no one at the helm. So instead of driving up to the anchor under power, they were at the mercy of the wind. Well their boat came at me with a furry. They hit the bow of my boat while they were sideways, thus my bow punched a 6" hole in the side of their POS. to avoid any more damage to my boat, I quickly untied my anchor line and let it go. Lost $150 anchor and $150 worth of 5/8" line...... But all I ended up with was a scuffed up rub rail at the bow. I came close to jumping over to that POS and throwing the a-hole(s) into the water!
Obviously by the rage in my story, you can tell I loved my box anchor. |
Originally Posted by low_psi
(Post 3743531)
Box anchor! No chain needed. Plus it resets itself if the wind shifts. Also folds up and stores much easier. I had to cut mine loose over the 4th of July weekend because some dumb a$$ was dragging his anchor all over as a storm was coming in. He had another boat tied up to him, all of the guys were on the bow trying to pull the anchor with no one at the helm. So instead of driving up to the anchor under power, they were at the mercy of the wind. Well their boat came at me with a furry. They hit the bow of my boat while they were sideways, thus my bow punched a 6" hole in the side of their POS. to avoid any more damage to my boat, I quickly untied my anchor line and let it go. Lost $150 anchor and $150 worth of 5/8" line...... But all I ended up with was a scuffed up rub rail at the bow. I came close to jumping over to that POS and throwing the a-hole(s) into the water!
Obviously by the rage in my story, you can tell I loved my box anchor. |
Originally Posted by Sydwayz
(Post 3743561)
It's a good thing you didn't have a beak on your boat; probably would have sank theirs. :D
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