4# of tin foil is even easier to pull loose from the bottom, unless of course
you hang 400 feet of chain on it. Then it would take nearly a 9 knot wind to
break it free.

for the kristes sake guys. have you no clew on how to break out an anchor
using the engine, or sails if your boat does not have a working engine?

You finally got something right.

"JAXAshby" wrote in message
...
yup, an anchor that is easy to pull loose from the bottom, THAT is the
best
choice of anchors.

and is easy to break out.

Steve


the true test of an anchor.

I wouldn't say the true test. But it's one of the many characteristics
of a good anchor in addition to the ones you snipped, which include:

My Bruce works well in clay. Also works in mud and sand and just about
everything. [...] It sets and resets fast, holds well and is easy to
break
out.

If an anchor is not easy to break out, I'd only be using it for either
times when I plan to anchor for days or weeks on end and not just an
overnight or two like I usually do or as a second anchor for when the
wind kicks up. It would not be my primary anchor.

Steve