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?

Spade experimented with cast steel back in 2001 and produced a limited
number of S80s between then and late 2002. The original idea was to
change over all the models but they found that fabrication cost were
higher than expected and after testing the performance was not improved
enough to make it cost effective. Also, mud clings to those ripples
making them harder to wash off.

Cindy Ballreich wrote:
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?

--
Glenn Ashmore

I'm building a 45' cutter in strip/composite. Watch my progress (or lack
there of) at: http://www.rutuonline.com
Shameless Commercial Division: http://www.spade-anchor-us.com

Thanks Glenn!
That's exactly the info I was after.

Cindy

Glenn Ashmore wrote:
Spade experimented with cast steel back in 2001 and produced a limited
number of S80s between then and late 2002. The original idea was to
change over all the models but they found that fabrication cost were
higher than expected and after testing the performance was not improved
enough to make it cost effective. Also, mud clings to those ripples
making them harder to wash off.

On Mon, 28 Jun 2004 20:55:49 GMT, Cindy Ballreich
wrote:

Thanks Glenn!
That's exactly the info I was after.

Cindy

Glenn Ashmore wrote:

BTW Cindy, Glenn Ashmore sells or at least used to sell Spade
anchors, so he really knows of what he writes. I purchased a Spade
from him and was very pleased with the price, advice, and the prompt
service.

Lee Huddleston
s/v Truelove

I would say the same thing about my purchase of a SPADE from Glenn.

On Tue, 29 Jun 2004 01:27:05 GMT, (Lee
Huddleston) wrote:
I purchased a Spade
from him and was very pleased with the price, advice, and the prompt
service.

===========================

Same here.

Lee, Tamaroak, and Wayne,

Yes, I was hoping that Glenn would answer. We've got his web site
bookmarked.

How are you guys liking your Spades? What size did you get? Any
problems with your bow roller? How's the reset with big wind
shifts? We've seen the Practical Sailor tests and they're very
impressive, but they're not exactly "real world" conditions.

Cindy

Lee Huddleston wrote:

BTW Cindy, Glenn Ashmore sells or at least used to sell Spade
anchors, so he really knows of what he writes. I purchased a Spade
from him and was very pleased with the price, advice, and the prompt
service.

I bought the Spade A100 for my Nic 35 and love it. I have been concerned
somewhat with wear between the ss toggle and the alumimin shank, but it has
not bee a problem. It fits fine on the roller for the CQR. It drops and
sets and stays there

--
Dennis Gibbons
dkgibbons at optonline dot net
"Cindy Ballreich" wrote in message
...
Lee, Tamaroak, and Wayne,

Yes, I was hoping that Glenn would answer. We've got his web site
bookmarked.

How are you guys liking your Spades? What size did you get? Any
problems with your bow roller? How's the reset with big wind
shifts? We've seen the Practical Sailor tests and they're very
impressive, but they're not exactly "real world" conditions.

Cindy

Lee Huddleston wrote:

BTW Cindy, Glenn Ashmore sells or at least used to sell Spade
anchors, so he really knows of what he writes. I purchased a Spade
from him and was very pleased with the price, advice, and the prompt
service.

I like it better than the Bruce I've used before, and think it's
probably as good an anchor as I'm ever going to use. I have an A80 on a
26' flybridge cruiser which has seen service in Lake Superior (sand,
rocks and more sand), Florida (coral shells, sand and weeds) and the
San Juans and Alaska (a weird mix of shells, clay and hard muck. I've
found the best way to set it is to drop it and leave it alone rather
than dragging it in, especially in that crap in Alaska, where it seems
to need time to let the point dig in.

The only time it has ever dragged on us was in weeds in a big blow in
Florida when it obviously didn't get all the way into the bottom because
of the vegetation. It always reset when the 20+ foot tides would do a
180 on us in the bays in Alaska, even when we were anchored on a slope,
which was most of the time.

I think it dives through the weeds better than the Bruce and doesn't
pull through the sand at all like the Bruce will. It holds better in
those small rocks than the Bruce.

It seems to like the Bruce roller just fine.

Ashmore had the best price on them by far when I bought mine.

Capt. Jeff

I've got an S-120 for my Krogen 42 and like it a lot so far. I anchor mostly
in mud on the Gulf Coast. It seems to take a bit more care to set than a
Fortress, but once there seems to hold fine. Haven't had it out in real high
winds, but it has held great in maybe 20 knot sustained.

--


Keith
__
Everybody should believe in something: I believe I'll have another drink.
"Cindy Ballreich" wrote in message
...
Lee, Tamaroak, and Wayne,

Yes, I was hoping that Glenn would answer. We've got his web site
bookmarked.

How are you guys liking your Spades? What size did you get? Any
problems with your bow roller? How's the reset with big wind
shifts? We've seen the Practical Sailor tests and they're very
impressive, but they're not exactly "real world" conditions.

Cindy

Lee Huddleston wrote:

BTW Cindy, Glenn Ashmore sells or at least used to sell Spade
anchors, so he really knows of what he writes. I purchased a Spade
from him and was very pleased with the price, advice, and the prompt
service.