[C320-list] Anchor roller bail

[Tony Murphy]

David,

Hard to tell without knowing your typical anchoring conditions… I struggled with this a bit myself before purchasing, but the deciding factor for me is that I'm on an inland lake and can typically find a good sheltered bay.  Everyone's situation will be different...

Conventional wisdom is to go with the largest you can fit and handle.  In fact, the Mantus anchor (similar design) does indeed recommend a 35# for boats of our size.

Perhaps Mike's anchoring conditions might be closer to yours and I would solicit his advice.  I guess I just don't have the experience in coastal waters to recommend that you go down to the 25#.  Looking back on my decision making process, I'm fairly sure I would have went with the 35# if I had Bella Sol down in Florida, the Bahamas, or Caribbean… I only mention these locations because my Admiral tells me that I'm daydreaming about retiring to these locations way too much!!


Tony
Bella Sol
#886


On Dec 1, 2012, at 12:08 PM, dprudden <dprudden at comcast.net> wrote:

> Tony, 
> Thanks for the pic. The 25# does look big. From everything I read, most people said to go up 1 size from the manufacturers recommendations. From reading the posts, I thought most owners went with the 35 instead of the recommended 25.....am I way off base here? Should I tell Santa that bigger isn't better in this case?
> 
> David Prudden
> #787
> 
> Sent from my iPhone
> 
> On Dec 1, 2012, at 12:56 PM, Tony Murphy <tony at midwestphysics.com> wrote:
> 
>> I went with the 25# Manson Supreme also… 1 season of use and not even a hint of dragging.  I HIGHLY recommend this style anchor or the similar Mantus Anchor (which is take apart if you need to store it in the case of a backup anchor).  This anchor, because of it's design, appears quite large on the bow roller.  The 35# will definitely look like quite the appendage on your bow.  I can guarantee people will get out of your way if you're headed toward them, regardless of which tack you're on!!
>> 
>> I removed the existing bail, placed the anchor and measured what I would need for replacement.  Unfortunately, I didn’t' save the measurements, and can't find my order receipt.  And since the boat is 2 hrs away and I wont' see it before March/April, I can only guess at this point.
>> 
>> I think it was BB-2 on the following Garhauer page..  http://garhauermarine.com/catalog_process.cfm?cid=73  (price was definitely right at < $10, considering West Marine had options for $50+… crazy!!) 
>> 
>> Of course, this is with my 25#, and because of the way the curved shank sits on the roller, I didn't get a perfect fit with the one I ordered.  Since you're going with the 35#, it sounds like you will have to measure yourself unless someone else chimes in soon.   
>> 
>> I have a photo on Flickr of the anchor before I replaced the Bail…  http://flic.kr/p/dxKZxG
>> 
>> Tony Murphy
>> Bella Sol
>> #886
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> On Dec 1, 2012, at 9:20 AM, Mike Ott <wmo48 at yahoo.com> wrote:
>> 
>>> Apparently you have been good this year !  
>>> We have a 25# Manson and love it.  It grabs right away and digs right in.  We 
>>> have never had an anchor drag with this anchor.  The only issue we have had is 
>>> that grabs too well.  The first couple of times this happened I got worried 
>>> about having to dive on it to dig it out ( never had too).   I started using the 
>>> double shank element with a break-away cord, so if I had to I could pull it out 
>>> with the shackle right above the flukes.
>>> The 25# will just fit under the existing bail but I need to get a larger one to 
>>> make it easier to get the shank over the roller.  I am sure you need a larger 
>>> bail for the 35#, don't know by how much though.
>>> 
>>> Mike Ott
>>> 'Amanda Lu'
>>> #508
>>> 
>>> 
>>> ________________________________
>>> From: "dprudden at comcast.net" <dprudden at comcast.net>
>>> To: C320-list at catalina320.com
>>> Sent: Fri, November 30, 2012 6:59:08 PM
>>> Subject: [C320-list] Anchor roller bail
>>> 
>>> Does anyone use a 35# Manson Supreme? Santa is bringing me one, and my 
>>> understanding from the discussion list and photos online is that I will need a 
>>> bigger bail on my bow roller. Does anyone know what size I will need? 
>>> 
>>> 
>>> Thanks! 
>>> 
>>> David Prudden
>>> #787
>>