[C320-list] Rocna Anchor

[Mike Ott]

I looked at the Rocna but bought a Manson Supreme 25 lb.  Both are similar designs and Sail magazine rated them both very high.  I have used it all season and like the Rocna it sets instantly and hold very well.  The one thing the Manson has that the Rocna doesn't is a rockslot in the shank.  Because this style of anchor buries deep, retrieving it is a concern.  The rockslot let you slide the shackle to the other end of the anchor to pull from the opposite direction if your snagged.  
Mike Ott
'Amanda Lu'
#508

--- On Thu, 10/8/09, Dennis Harris <dharris02 at suddenlink.net> wrote:


From: Dennis Harris <dharris02 at suddenlink.net>
Subject: [C320-list] Rocna Anchor
To: C320-List at Catalina320.com
Date: Thursday, October 8, 2009, 8:02 AM


The Rocna Anchor is being promoted on some of the forums and in some magazines as being much better than the old standbys...Danforth, Bruce, CRQ Plow.  However it appears to be expensive.

Have any of you switched to this anchor?  If so, what has been your experience? Will the anchor fit on the anchor roller bracket and not strike the hull with the anchor point (on boats having the longer bracket that was adopted sometime before 2000)?  What size did you use/recommend?  Would this purchase be money well spent?