Bill, I bow to your experience but I no longer rely on a single anchor type. I have had the danforth flip over on me three times now and not reset.
Do you anchor with two danforths in the bahamas to avoid the flip over problems? My bad danforth experiences are as follows #1 flip over and loss of holding was due to tide reversal - 1 kt current soft mud bottom. #2 flip over and loss of holding was due to pilot error and wind shifts during a thunderstorm. Pilot error was leaving the CB down which allowed excessive side to side sailing in the strong winds - again soft mud bottom. ( 5 other boats at same location with danforth's did not have a problem) # 3 flip over and loss of holding was due to 180 deg wind shift in thunder storm. I now use a 15 lb CQR for my M15 for any overnight anchoring. This is gross overkill for an M15 and I am almost always dealing with mud bottoms. If I were to buy a new one I would go with a small Bruce anchor anchor for everyday use and a danforth for special purpose. I also carry the reliable danforth and 15 lb coated weight (looks like a mushroom anchor). Do you anchor with two danforths in the bahamas to avoit the flip over problems? > All used in hard or soft sand and grass. The > downside of Danforths is you can > trip them if the tide or wind changes. > If you go with a CQR be sure it is the right > bottom. I've owned and > used them on sand and grass. If they hit a submerged > shell or rock it can point > the anchor up and make it plow out of the bottom and > drag. I saw this more > than a few times in the Bahamas and not uncommon. I > equate a 25lb plow and 25' > of chain as almost equal to a 14lb Danforth and 8' > of chain in sandy/grassy > bottoms. > > Bill P. > _______________________________________________ > http://mailman.xmission.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/montgomery_boats __________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Friends. Fun. Try the all-new Yahoo! Messenger. http://messenger.yahoo.com/ _______________________________________________ http://mailman.xmission.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/montgomery_boats
