[C320-list] Rocna anchor

[Gene Helfman]

We've used the 15 kg Rocna with 50 ft of (i think) 5/16" chain through two
cruising seasons and dozens of deployments and are very happy with it
w.r.t. setting, holding, and retrieving (except a little incident involving
old logging cables; very good holding....).  PO had an even larger plow so
I guess he had replaced the bail because the 15 kg Rocna just slips through
it and snugs down on the roller.  We added a piece of rubberized, adhesive
backed tape (Vycor tape) on the starboard hull where the tip of the Rocna
occasionally contacts the hull during rocking.

Satori, #398, 1997

On Thu, Jun 4, 2015 at 10:41 PM, Beverly Wright <bev.wright at verizon.net>
wrote:

> We have a Rocna 15 and love it. We are in the Chesapeake and have anchored
> a
> raft with boats on either side including Catalina 380 on one side and a
> Catalina 400 on the other side and had no dragging, etc. This anchor also
> breaks free easily.  We had to get a new boom bail as the original one was
> too short to enable the anchor to be pulled down and secured on the cleat
> in
> the anchor locker.  The bail had to be 3" wide and at least 4.5 inches
> high.
> I found only one that worked that was not too tall - Shaefer 3" x 5" boom
> bail (West Marine part 90-07).
>
> Bev Wright
> Whoosh #15
> Edgewater, MD
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: C320-list [mailto:c320-list-bounces at lists.catalina320.com] On Behalf
> Of Stephen Cox
> Sent: Thursday, June 04, 2015 8:35 PM
> To: C320-List at Catalina320.com
> Subject: Re: [C320-list] Rocna anchor
>
> Has anyone had experience with the Rocna anchor? If so what size do you
> have
> for a 320?
> If I read their sizing chart right it suggests the 15kg. I currently have
> the Lewmar "claw" at 10kg that came with the boat, but feel this is on the
> light side.
>
> I have a 15Kg Rocna on my 320 and have used it successfully around Tasmania
> (Australia) which is not known for light winds.
>
> Stephen Cox
> Tegwen #1141
>
>


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