Overproof wrote in message
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Heh Barett... thanx for a sailing related question! :-D
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Couple of questions...

"Barrett Bonden" wrote in message
I haven't tried the mushroom anchor yet .... I generally like to go with
15
grader blades of high carbon steel. I string them with threaded bar
[1/2"].... and appropriate nuts and washers, I then place a 1 inch dia.
PVC
spacer cut to 4" in length on each rod between the grader blades. You end
up
with a 1500 lb weight that has immense holding power in silt and mud due
to
it's wide foot print and the cupping action of the grader blades under
lift.. I used a three point attachment to the structure, fastened by
shackles to the grader blades. This terminates into a single swivel
shackle
which is shackled to the main mooring chain and mooring ball.

Hopes that helps.....

Capt. Mooron - "Moor On with a Moorons Mooring"

[Treat Your Crew with Disdain... and Other Vessels with Distaste"]

!/2" bar seems much too thin to carry 1500 lbs of weights plus the load
imposed by the moored boat.