Shake and Break, part 8 - April 30
On Sun, 10 May 2015 13:09:58 -0400, "Flying Pig"
wrote:
The new third-generation (Rocna and lookalikes, Spade, et. al.) anchors
generally stay put. Indeed, the Rocna folks caution against the typical in
telling their prospects NOT to oversize it. That was before we knew that,
so went up two sizes (the Delta secondary is one up).
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We've had both a Rocna and a Spade, and they are both terrific
anchors. With the Spade we did go a size or two larger than necessary
(125 pounds) and at times our windlass could barely get it up from
deep water. Coming up from 50+ feet with the combined weight of
anchor, chain and attached mud was a real struggle. We ended up
downsizing to an 88 lb Rocna and it seems like a better compromise.
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