Grass over sand? try a bullwagga, its what it was designed for, weeds n
grass.

I found my Spade likes to set for a while before I do anything else with
it. It works better in grass than the Bruce, in my opinion.

I like it enough that I'm trying to trade my shiny new 35# stainless CQR
for a Spade A100 for my 27000# trawler. Anyone want to buy it?

Capt. Jeff

"Tamaroak" wrote in message
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I found my Spade likes to set for a while before I do anything else with
it. It works better in grass than the Bruce, in my opinion.

The Spade is advertised to work in grass. The Bruce isn't.
The Spade just lays on its side and drags over the grass. Even when I
dived on it and stuck it into the bottom, it just flopped over and dragged.

I like it enough that I'm trying to trade my shiny new 35# stainless CQR
for a Spade A100 for my 27000# trawler. Anyone want to buy it?

35# CQR sounds undersized for a boat that heavy. No wonder you are not happy
with it.

Capt. Jeff

Why the A100 ? Weight rules when it's time to set quickly.

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Why the A100 ? Weight rules when it's time to set quickly.

I agree. But Spade apparently does not.

Actually I have no real complaint about the 35# CQR other than I prefer
the SPADE and want to swap for one. The A100 is rated for up to 52'
boats and i'm always in sand on Lake Superior. I have never dragged and
have a Fortress and Gaurdian for storm, although I'm not wild about them
because they don't seem to want to reset as well when the wind/tide changes.

Also, I like the lighter weight because it's easier on the windlass when
I use it and i can pull it up fairly easily by hand if I want. And my
Monk is bow heavy with a genset and any pounds I can take of that end of
the boat is an improvement.

So my stainless 35# CQR is still for sale.

Capt. Jeff

"Tamaroak" wrote in message
...
Actually I have no real complaint about the 35# CQR other than I prefer
the SPADE and want to swap for one. The A100 is rated for up to 52' boats
and i'm always in sand on Lake Superior. I have never dragged and have a
Fortress and Gaurdian for storm, although I'm not wild about them because
they don't seem to want to reset as well when the wind/tide changes.

When did Lake Superior start having tides?

Also, I like the lighter weight because it's easier on the windlass when I
use it and i can pull it up fairly easily by hand if I want. And my Monk
is bow heavy with a genset and any pounds I can take of that end of the
boat is an improvement.

So my stainless 35# CQR is still for sale.

Capt. Jeff

Superior has always had a 3" tide!

But other places i have cruised, Alaska, British Columbia and even some
places in Florida sure do.

Capt. Jeff

"Skip Gundlach" wrote:

I'm in web hell, dialup neighborhood, so posting through google, and
unable to respond (quirk of the system) to Glenn's post on the subject
but since I'm changing the subject anyway, here I am outside that
thread :{))

Glenn, you have me drooling - but with any luck, we'll be out at sea by
that time.

What's the likelihood of larger ones - our boat is 35k# - later?

Thanks, and have a good time in the BVI!

L8R

We have a superMax which is sort of like a spade only with a claw type
thing on it instead of a spade type thing. Ours is #55 for a #37k
boat (about 48 feet)

The boat came with a 35# CQR, a Danforth, a wishbone and a little dink
anchor. We sold the wishbone and traded the 35# CQR for a 45# one.
We have all chain rode.

We have never used the other anchors - only the SuperMax. The only
time we've had trouble is when the ground was rocky or when it was
scoured. It's super in mud.

Bob said he had read that the trawler group did some tests on the
spade and couldn't get it to set very well, so that's why he didn't
buy it.


grandma Rosalie

S/V RosalieAnn, Leonardtown, MD
CSY 44 WO #156
http://home.mindspring.com/~gmbeasley/id1.html

curious how the spade doesnt do so well in anchor tests in weeds and
soft mud. i wonder why therre is so much hub bub about this god dam
anchor.