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Old 12-09-2003, 04:28 PM   #6
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Agreed,
Still I wonder if a spade type anchor would be easier to release by just driving around the other side, there is no spot for the line to get stuck in other than the main bend. I just don't know if it will hold well enough in the muck I anchor in, and I don't want to find out the hard way. Again the danforth is old reliable, but don't roll off the bow roller without a push, that means walking around the cabin and kicking it. A spade anchor is designed to fall off rollers, but if don't hold where I want it ain't worth it.

As for releasing a danforth, those ideas are great, but first I need to pick a type of anchor. Those release methods should work on any kind of anchor.

I've been researching anchor holding powers in some websites, but I need to find one done in muck, mostly they are in sand or hard bottoms.
What they do is let out equal amounts of rope for each test, time the set the anchor while they power slowly, then power hard and measure max load. Its a good comparison between anchors, but not a comparison to the type of bottom.

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