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Dave5041
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Initially Posted - 05/02/2012 :  12:57:54  Show Profile
Practical Sailor has a short, interesting article on anchor loads and how anchors are tested and compared. It doesn't measure or compare anchors, it is about how anchors are loaded in real life.

Dave B. aboard Pearl
1982 TR/SK/Trad. #3399
Lake Erie/Florida Panhandle
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Tom Potter
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Response Posted - 05/02/2012 :  18:46:19  Show Profile
Hey Dave,
I load tested two of my anchors August 27 last year when Irene's eye went over. I kinda knew "Big Bertha" my 43 pound danforth should hold but I was some what worried about my 22 pound West Marine "Claw" knock off. I had set them Bahamian style. The boat took the brunt of the blow as the eye pasted over about noon. As the eye pasted I looked out the window and she had not moved, Big Bertha had done its job. As the wind shifted it was time for the Claw knock off to earn its keep.

After the fury had settled Isabelle was sitting in the same spot not a scratch. I was one of the lucky ones!

"Load tested in real life"
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Dave5041
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Response Posted - 05/02/2012 :  21:13:45  Show Profile
I don't know that I've ever seen a 43# Danforth! That's almost triple the weight of my basic Danforth. I have pretty much decided that a claw will be my next addition, so it's nice to hear another positive report.
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PCP777
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Response Posted - 05/02/2012 :  21:41:24  Show Profile
You guys would laugh at my lake anchor.
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pastmember
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Response Posted - 05/03/2012 :  07:35:22  Show Profile
You and me Peter, I use Fortress anchors because they are so light. I can hardly get a galvanized danforth type up when it is loaded with mud. 100' of line and 5' of chain and we are good to go.
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