On Fri, 1 Jan 2010 21:40:03 -0800 (PST), "*e#c"
wrote:

On Jan 1, 11:41*pm, Tom Francis - SWSports
wrote:
On Fri, 01 Jan 2010 22:33:41 -0500, Bruce wrote:
I'm looking for a new anchor for my 20' center console. *Has anyone had
any real-world experience with the Fortress and the Guardian? *I've read
the website but it doesn't help me decide if the Fortress is worth the
extra money.

To tell you the truth, I don't see why you would need the Fortress as
the Guardian is just as capable - it just doesn't have the extra
machining and that angle adjustment do-hickey thing which you
shouldn't need anyway.

You're still going to need about 6 to 8' of chain though so keep that
in mind - the chain makes the anchor a little uncomfortable to handle,
but it helps set the anchor and hold it in place.

It looks like the base Guardian anchor should be sufficient for a 20'
CC. *I use a regular Danforth, 8' of chain and 150' of 3/8" braided
line and it holds on almost any type of bottom conditions.

I use a regular Danforth, 8' of chain ..

Isn't your Rode supposed to be as long as your Boat? I've read OUR
Regs, and that's what it says. I just wonder where to store 20 FEET of
CHAIN in a 20 foot Runabout.... I guess the Battery Box will do. I do
have a anchor Storage forward, but with the Anchor, the chain, and all
that rope in there, it'd hold it all. The "lake " toolbox occupies it
for now.

Just my .02

That is the problem - 20' of chain is over kill in my opinion. For a
boat that size, 6' to 8' is more than sufficient. In theory, you
should have 1/8" of line thickness for every 10' of boat length, but
for a 20' boat, that's only a 1/4". 1/4" line is very difficult to
handle.

It's all a compromise for small boats - 20' of anchor chain is over
kill as is 3/8" braided line, but 8' of 1/4" chain and 150' of 3/8"
brained is sufficient for almost all situations you are going to have
to anchor in.