George
There is a patch of soft mud, maybe 200' wide, across from and slightly to the the south of the Nixon helipad. I have never been been able to get Angela's delta 88 to set properly there... Move a couple hundred feet and the mud is thicker resulting in a good set. On the other hand my FX55 or Charmer's claw has never failed to set and hold in that spot
On the other hand, in a place like Eliot where you have a thin layer of sand over hard coral, the delta sharp tip can grab on whereas the FX sometimes won't.
But the key to anchoring isn't really the anchor, it s scope, size and giving It a chance to dig in.
One last thing for the claw is price... While I certainly wouldn't choose an anchor base on price, about $350 for a 110lbs and $450 for a 176lbs is hard to beat
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Re: OK. Back to my ANCHOR quandary . . . .
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05-11-2012 11:19 AM #12Senior Member
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Re: OK. Back to my ANCHOR quandary . . . .
You might also look at the latest issue of Practical Sailor for some interesting anchor rode tests.
I have had good luck with Fortresses and carry several. I also have a SPADE which I am hoping to test this summer. Consistently in the Chesapeake, Fortresses do well- one of them saved my previous boat from a near-certain grounding. Another advantage of aluminum anchors is that they stay somewhat cleaner- they don't corrode as much.
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Re: OK. Back to my ANCHOR quandary . . . .
Excellent point. The Fortress I use on a smaller fishing boat is deployed and retrieved by hand. Also, one thing I overlooked about the weight of a fortress is that if you let the anchor drop too quickly the chain falls faster than the light weight anchor causing fouling.Last edited by Native4; 05-13-2012 at 10:55 AM.
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Re: OK. Back to my ANCHOR quandary . . . .
Well, thanks ., This is a good response as I plan to sped time in Exumas and I live across the Bay from Key Biscayne and know exactly the spot ( I think) you are referring to . ( Off Nixon's old home? ) SImilar mud conditions of Elliot Key .
I will look into Bruce, thanks again.
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Re: OK. Back to my ANCHOR quandary . . . .
Yep! Off the old Nixon home and helipad. I m anchored there right now, dropped the big Bruce, as usual set instantly.
Eliott is usually a thin layer of sand over coral, never really found mud there... Where "across the bay are you?". My boat is at DKM and 70 I run is at monty'sPascal
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Re: OK. Back to my ANCHOR quandary . . . .
That is what we need to happen when we get rocked up. With the danforth(only when bottom fishing), we have to shackle the chain to the mud palms and use large zip ties to tie to the the shank. It is strong enough to hold but will break away and allow you to back it out when it gets stuck.
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Re: OK. Back to my ANCHOR quandary . . . .
Yes, you are right. I was actually thinking of an experience I had with a dragging anchor one night during a nasty blow where I had pulled up at Elliot and re anchored further south on the lee at Pumpkin Key just West of Ocean Reef in the Bay. That Night we plowed mud quite a ways. I had a Delta and am sure I had insufficient scope. But I had all-chain rode.
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05-15-2012 02:36 PM #20
Re: OK. Back to my ANCHOR quandary . . . .
i have a 110,000 lb 58 lrc and have never moved with my 110 lb bruce claw. we anchor a lot