Doug;
Before I comment, let me repeat something I’ve posted to the list before: About 40 years ago an old, retired USCG Master Chief taught me that the best rule of thumb for an anchor setup was to have at least a pound of anchor and a foot of chain for each foot of boat length. That has always worked for me, and the times I recall dragging anchor over the years were almost always on a charter boat or delivery with a piddley little Danforth anchor on them. That said, the consensus of boating friends and the cruisers who come through the marina I manage is that the Rocna and Mantus anchors are pretty much superior to anything else in terms of holding power and setting reliably (and very similar in performance). So the pound/foot rule might be overkill for those anchors. Your anchor selection is probably mostly dependent on how you will use the boat. Do you plan to stay in marinas each night and use the anchor as a lunch hook? Do you anchor out frequently, but almost always in protected harbors/coves/side creeks in fair weather? Do you envision anchoring in more open anchorages and being out in occasional thunder storms and transient weather like the passage of a cold front overnight? Will you be doing extended cruising and exposed to open anchorages and gale force winds? The first two situations argue for a smaller anchor that is easy to store and handle, and easier to pull up to the boat. (You don’t need to worry about breaking the anchor out of the bottom by hand; just pull the rode In until it is at stays – parallel to the angle of the forestay – or straight up and down and then motor forward a few feet to break out the anchor.) If your plan is in the latter two scenarios, the bigger anchor will be more difficult to store and handle, but will let you sleep more comfortably at night. Rick Brass Washington, NC From: CnC-List [mailto:cnc-list-boun...@cnc-list.com] On Behalf Of Doug Welch via CnC-List Sent: Thursday, December 28, 2017 4:06 PM To: C&C List <cnc-list@cnc-list.com> Cc: Doug Welch <doug.we...@rogers.com> Subject: Stus-List 33-2 owners who have purchased a mantus or rocna anchor. What size did you get? and are you happy with your decision. Our boat seems to sit between the Mantus 25 and 35 and Vulcan 12 or Rocna 15. I cruise on Lake Ontario and have 30 feet of chain and 150 feet of rope. Thanks in advance, Doug Celtic Knot 33-2 c/b
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