Thanks Rick, Most of my overnight anchoring experience has been on charters
in the Caribbean. On my boat we primarily stay at reciprocal yacht clubs or
marinas on Lake Ontario and only anchor overnight for the fun of doing so. The
anchorages we use are very protected and it's very unlikely that we would be
caught out in a big blow. I think I am going to go with the Mantus 25 for the
ease of storage and retrieval. From my research, the relative differences of
setting and holding between the Mantus and Rocna/Vulcan are negligible and the
Mantus is 25% less expensive locally.
Cheers,Doug
Celtic Knot 33-2 c/b
On Saturday, December 30, 2017 10:54 AM, Rick Brass via CnC-List
<cnc-list@cnc-list.com> wrote:
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{}#yiv8713537944 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
BrassWashington, 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,DougCeltic Knot33-2 c/b_______________________________________________
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