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TakeFive
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Response Posted - 06/27/2010 : 07:08:01

<blockquote id="quote">quote:<hr height="1" noshade id="quote">Originally posted by delliottg
 This may not be useful information since we have an older boat, but an FX-11 will fit, in the notches, if you cut about 2" off the cross bar. Also, a 22 lb plow will fit with 300' of rode with a danforth and 100' of rode. I keep the danforth rode in a nylon stuff sack, so it doesn't tangle with the claw's rode.

I see that your rode is coiled with several wraps, I'd suggest you loosely pile it in place, from the connection point in the locker towards the anchor. That way the rode runs free without assistance. If it's coiled, you first have to uncoil it to use it. Not the best circumstance to be in when you need it in a hurry
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Thanks for the useful information. I know they made some changes in the 1998 model year, but I have no idea whether they affect the anchor locker.

What brand of plow do you have? It looks like the Delta is too big, but that may be due to the curved shank.

What connection point are you referring to? I never saw one in there. I had assumed that you have to connect to a bow cleat. Is there something else in there to use?

I had coiled the rodes to keep them from getting tangled. I like you ides of the sack instead. What is a good place to get one?

I do plan to try others' advice and try the current anchors before I lock in a final purchase on a new anchor.

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delliottg
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Response Posted - 06/27/2010 : 07:19:33

Your locker looks narrower than ours. The deck fill in yours doesn't exist on ours, we've got a fill hole right next to where your vent is and it just uses a compression plug to seal it, like you use in a dinghy's transom.

I'll have to check to see who the manufacturer is and let you know. The stuff bag is made by Coleman, not sure where we picked them up.

Directly beneath the fill/vent, we have a SS eye to tie off the rides to. I'd think they'd keep that in later model years, but maybe not?

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Nautiduck
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Response Posted - 06/27/2010 : 08:59:49

Rick, our locker is the same shape as yours. Behind the notch the width is 21" and I am really tempted to get the FX11 and just take 1/2" off the each end of the stock. It's hard to imagine it would make a difference. On the other hand Windsong uses the FX-7 and says it works fine for him and he is a coastal sailor so that anchor should be plenty for my lake situation.

When we go to the San Juans we carry 25' of chain, 300' of rode and a 16lb Bruce in that locker. Our locker has an eye for the rode in the forward part, below the water tank vent.

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TakeFive
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Response Posted - 06/27/2010 : 09:28:45

Randy - When you say "behind the notch," does that mean that the shank is too long to put the stock in the notch? My notch is about 22.5" wide, so the FX-11 stock should fit there as long as the shank isn't too long.

I'm on the way to WM right now. Will pick something up with my 15% off coupon (about to expire, so use it or lose it) and return it unused if it doesn't fit.

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Response Posted - 06/27/2010 : 11:36:50

I have a C-25, so I don't know much about the C-250. Does the owner's manual indicate which anchor the notches were spec'd out for? One would think that butler or someone at Catalina had a specific anchor in mind when they designed to anchor locker. might be worth a phone call to them.
The C-25 anchor is one big open space, no notches. BTW, I line the bottom of our anchor locker with the perforated rubber mat material that one uses in a tool chest drawer or refrigerator vegetable bin. Protects the fiberglass and allows for a bit more air circulation so the rode can dry easier.

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delliottg
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Response Posted - 06/27/2010 : 11:43:00

Our claw is a Lewmar.

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Nautiduck
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Response Posted - 06/27/2010 : 12:36:28

Rick I think the FX-11 stock will fit in the notches but the overall length won't fit with the the stock in the notches. I'm anxious to hear how it works for you if you pick up the FX-11 at WM today.

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Response Posted - 06/27/2010 : 14:20:52

I bought the FX-11 today, and hope to get there to test its fit tonight. The shank is 26 1/4" from the center of the stock, and I had measured 26" of space - but that was very approximate. So I'll have to check tonight. I expect I'll have the same problem you had.

Rather than trim the stock, one option might be to enlarge the hole in the shank that the stock passes through. This would allow you to shorten the shank for fitting into your locker, but without affecting the anchor's performance in any way that I can see. But this assumes that your/my shackle does not interfere with the notch in the front of the locker.

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Response Posted - 06/27/2010 : 18:51:41

I just got back from the boat. The anchor almost fit, but not quite. The shank was not too long. The stock was not too long either - but it was too thick. The notches get narrower toward the bottom, and the stock would only go about halfway down. The crown stuck up too far to allow the hatch to close.

It seems this problem could be solved by either cutting the stock or narrowing it toward the end. But at the moment I am reluctant to hack away at a $170 anchor, so I will probably return it and go with a more traditioanl steel fluke anchor. I am assuming that the stock on a steel anchor is a little thinner and thus will fit into the notch - although I will have to measure to confirm this before buying this time.

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