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(CatManDo) wrote:
Overall, a good anchor, but frankly I might try the bulwagga for my
current boat as the Chesapeake has lots of soft mud and people have
problems with the spade in certain locations here. In sand though,
literally I would spend two weeks in 50 knots plus winds without it
budging.
??? We've used ours for a few years now all over the Chesapeake and
never had a problem in any of the bottoms except hard current-swept
sand, but that spot is almost as hard as concrete. It WILL bury pretty
deep some times, but pulling straight up will almost always free it by
hand.
Over Labor Day weekend, we set it to the side to realign a raft-up: 18
boats up to two 45s. Overnight, the wind shifted and came up. It held
us all quite nicely in 15-20 knot winds, without budging an inch in a
REAL soft mud bottom. Now, it WAS out on about 20-1 scope, but that was
above and beyond duty. Getting it out WAS a problem that time; had to
use power.
Oh, it's the aluminum 80, about 15 pounds. 30' (and 30#) of chain, which
I suspect helps.
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Jere Lull
Xan-a-Deux ('73 Tanzer 28 #4 out of Tolchester, MD)
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