Anchor recommendation

[XCR-700]

Originally Posted by ishoot308

A 2:1 scope is unreal if true! Weight rating must go down at that scope...

Dan

I cant fully confirm 2:1, but I can say I have been successful on a lot less rope than I have with other anchors.

I think the Fortress Anchors have some capability to reconfigured to have a similar deep fluke angle for use in sand and mud.

No comment about using the Fortress in rocks or downed trees/logs, but the slip ring anchors have always come out for me without too much trouble.

Again, they are not for everyone and/or every situation, but so far they seem to work well in Winnipesaukee mud and sand for light duty day anchoring.

For whatever that is worth to anyone,,,

Oh, and I seem to recall Digger making similar claims about not needing a chain and allowing for a 4:2 scope (which I assume is the same as 2:1) That said, I still use a chain on my Chene anchor.

[8gv]

I have a Fortress anchor with 5' of SS chain on my Edgewater center console.

The boat is used exclusively in the ocean.

I am so paranoid about losing the expensive Fortress anchor and chain that I carry a slip ring anchor to use on rocky bottoms like those at the Isle Of Shoals.

The Florida boat has two Fortress anchors but it is all sand there.

The Winni boat has one too which works well but the mud sticks to it enough to have me troll it backward to clean it before bringing it back aboard.

[Kamper]

https://books.google.com/books?id=gO...nchors&f=false

"Chapman's' may be helpful.

[XCR-700]

Originally Posted by 8gv

The Winni boat has one too which works well but the mud sticks to it enough to have me troll it backward to clean it before bringing it back aboard.

Laughing as I think I have spent more time cleaning the mud off anchors than the time it takes to pull them up. You would think the process of pulling them up would be enough, but that is never the case for me,,,

[Dave R]

Originally Posted by XCR-700

Laughing as I think I have spent more time cleaning the mud off anchors than the time it takes to pull them up. You would think the process of pulling them up would be enough, but that is never the case for me,,,

We often idle forward for a good distance with the anchor dangling to clean mud off the anchor and chain. Other boater have often yelled "your anchor is still out!" when we do this.