Cindy Ballreich wrote in message ...
I saw a Spade anchor (S80) the other day that was different from
others that I've seen. The blade had a series of ridges on it
above where the shank attaches (the yellow part) and the shank
had a rounded detail along the top and bottom and appeared to
have been cast. Has anyone else seen one like this? Are there any
functional differences between this and the more common smooth
blade and shank?

My Spade A100 has a shank slightly off-center (as in not
perpendicular) with the plow. This doesn't seem to affect its ability
to set but was wondering if anyone out there has noticed the same
thing. My A80 is perfect however...