The primary anchor on the 25 that I had was a 25lb CQR with 23ft of chain and 150ft of rode and I never dragged when I had proper scope out. My lunch hook was a 5kg Bruce that I hauled up from the bottom one day and it held almost as well as the CQR. Danforth/Fortress anchors work well in sand and mud but are useless in rock and weeds.
Rick Taillieu Shearwater Yacht Club Halifax, NS. -----Original Message----- From: CnC-List [mailto:cnc-list-boun...@cnc-list.com] On Behalf Of Syerdave--- via CnC-List Sent: August-27-16 21:08 To: C&c Stus List Cc: syerd...@gmail.com Subject: Stus-List Anchor test - recommended lunch hook/kedge? Interesting few hours today doing an anchor test. A young guy at port Whitby marina was looking for an anchor for his tanzer 26, to replace the really tiny and cheap ski-boat danforth type that came with his boat (and had proved impossible to set). We had discussed over beverages a few times. I thought to try my (never tried) fortress fx-7 lunch hook - 120' rode, 10' chain. We dragged it all over the bay at 8:1 or better scope. Could feel it bumping along a hard bottom. It finally hooked up and was kinda sideways. Now the bottom is, I think, a rock shelf under silt and clay, but I don't really know. We parked his boat and returned with Windstar (my 33 mkii) and her 10kg Bruce with 50' heavy chain. (Plus 150' rode) Let out the chain only, dragged 20' and set hard. You could feel and hear it bumping over a very hard bottom before it did so. Should have tried in 2 or 3 locations to prove it was not a fluke. (So to speak) He now wants a load of chain and a 10kg anchor for his 4000lb boat! Lol.... Anyway, the fortress isn't going to work for me. What do folks use and trust as a lunch hook/kedge? As always, thanks. Dave. _______________________________________________ This list is supported by the generous donations of our members. If you like what we do, please help us pay for our costs by donating. All Contributions are greatly appreciated! ----- No virus found in this message. Checked by AVG - www.avg.com Version: 2016.0.7752 / Virus Database: 4647/12892 - Release Date: 08/27/16 _______________________________________________ This list is supported by the generous donations of our members. If you like what we do, please help us pay for our costs by donating. All Contributions are greatly appreciated!
