[C320-list] Anchors

[Ted Harrison]

This message is for Jeff. I used the twine and it worked. Cut the 5200 

Thanks 

Ted Harrison

> On Mar 29, 2018, at 9:25 PM, Jerry's Iphone <jellyroll02 at gmail.com> wrote:
> 
> Thanks as always for the great responses from this group. Experience, articles and videos all of great help. 
> 
> We dock in Deltaville at Doziers Regatta Point. Sounds like most of you are in the Potomac/Maryland area. Give us a heads up if the rendezvous idea takes hold. 
> 
> Jerry Sheets 
> JellyRoll
> 
> 
>> On Mar 29, 2018, at 1:14 PM, Doug Treff <doug at treff.us> wrote:
>> 
>> Jerry,
>> 
>> I spend all my sililng time on the Chesapeake - Here's my take on it:
>> 
>> My C320 came with a Danforth - style anchor which let me down way too often, including once in a thunderstorm. NOT the best time to be out on deck dealing with a dragging situation. And I didn't have a spare anchor. I had had enough...  Since I was going to be buying one, and I was unhappy with the Danforth, I spent a lot of time researching anchors.
>> 
>> I ended up choosing a Mantus. Best decision I ever made. It grabs on the first try every time and I have not yet dragged in 4 years. I have the Danforth buried in the bottom of the locker as a spare but I doubt I'll ever need it unless I lose the Mantus somehow.
>> 
>> Cheers,
>> 
>> --
>> Doug Treff
>> doug at treff.us
>> 
>>> On Thu, Mar 29, 2018, at 12:45 PM, John Meyers wrote:
>>> It may have been mentioned before but there is a YouTube channel out there
>>> called SV Panope where over that last couple years many types of anchors
>>> have been tested and documented. What this guy does is suspends (floats) a
>>> Go Pro camera a few feet above the anchor and records how the anchor sets.
>>> He also pulls on the anchor from other directions to show what happens with
>>> a wind or current shift.  There are several videos and they are, in my
>>> opinion, very educational.
>>> 
>>> Enjoy
>>> 
>>> John Meyers
>>> Muskegon, MI
>>> 
>>> On Thu, Mar 29, 2018 at 12:23 PM, Edward Thompson <edthompson3 at outlook.com>
>>> wrote:
>>> 
>>>> I've had the best luck with a Bruce type plow anchor on the Chesapeake.
>>>> 
>>>> Ed Thompson
>>>> Bellavia #739
>>>> 
>>>> -----Original Message-----
>>>> From: C320-list <c320-list-bounces at lists.catalina320.com> On Behalf Of
>>>> Jerry Sheets
>>>> Sent: Wednesday, March 28, 2018 1:54 PM
>>>> To: c320-list at lists.catalina320.com
>>>> Subject: [C320-list] Anchors
>>>> 
>>>> We're getting there! Spring weather can't be far off. Whew!
>>>> 
>>>> This question is primarily directed to our friends on the Chesapeake Bay.
>>>> We have a Danforth and a Plow anchor. Curious as to the consensus on which
>>>> holds better in and around the Bay.
>>>> 
>>>> Thanks as always for input.
>>>> 
>>>> Jerry Sheets
>>>> JellyRoll   #890
>>>>