Any Box Anchor users? Need advice
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Any Box Anchor users? Need advice
According to the website, the 'small' box anchor is good for offshore\cuddies up to 30' in length. I have a Formula 292, and am hoping to hear from others with simliar length\displacement offshore boats as to whether this is actually enough anchor for my boat before buying. I'll be anchoring in SF Bay, which has quite a bit of tide force and winds, so I want to assure this will give me enough hold. Since space on my boat is limited, I'd prefer to buy the small if it will work for me, but will go to the large is I have to.
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I have a 29 Fountain and use the large anchor. It's really your decision whether you want to possibly have to screw with re-setting the anchor over and over again or if you just want to set it and forget it. I would say buy the large anchor now and be done with it. They fold nice and flat so storage is pretty easy. There is another company that makes a similar anchor that you might want to look at. www.danamarineproducts.com
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I only have a 21.5 Baja Hammer and I love it. I had a Danforth style previously and boated on the Mississippi and had trouble getting it to set. Had to let out a lot of rope. With the Box anchor I could anchor in heavy current and have 3 other boats tied up to me and it would not move. When it was time to leave you just had to pull up to it and it would come right up. It sets immediately and you don't have to run out a bunch of rope. They are on the pricey side, but I have never regreted getting it.
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I only have a 21.5 Baja Hammer and I love it. I had a Danforth style previously and boated on the Mississippi and had trouble getting it to set. Had to let out a lot of rope. With the Box anchor I could anchor in heavy current and have 3 other boats tied up to me and it would not move. When it was time to leave you just had to pull up to it and it would come right up. It sets immediately and you don't have to run out a bunch of rope. They are on the pricey side, but I have never regreted getting it.
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The small isn't really that small and its a heavy bastid. Nine times out of 10 it will set the first time, but I've had it come loose a few times and need to go step on it or re-set it. Still need a fair amount of rode out for it to set right.