"NE Sailboat" wrote in message
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Just read a web story about a dragging anchor. So, I start to think???
How big.. that is how much bigger than the recommended anchor can a boat
use.

Do you all ,,, in north talk that is "you guys" .. carry a big, huge,
anchor.. the one for the "tough" job?

And what size in relation to boat size.


I carry a Bruce, a Fortress, and a Delta, all one size larger than
recommended for Essie's length. I also carry 300 feet of chain (1/4" proof
coil to fit the windlass) , 600 feet of nylon rode in 2 sections, each with
45 feet of chain at the anchor end. I would like to have a Luke for rocks.
To me it's not so much trying to have the biggest heaviest anchor as it is
having at least two anchors that will work well in whatever bottom I might
need to anchor in. The combination of the Bruce, Fortress and Delta have me
pretty well covered, as they overlap bottom types.