Folding Anchor for 16ft boat

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#1 Post by **Bassy Tom** » Fri Apr 19, 2013 1:35 pm

hi all, just wondering what weight folding anchor would work with a 16ft boat?
cheers!

#2 Post by **Cluais** » Fri Apr 19, 2013 2:26 pm

5kg but I would think twice about the folding anchor,would rather the Bruce style..

#3 Post by **Bassy Tom** » Fri Apr 19, 2013 3:56 pm

any particular reason you prefer the Bruce style Cluais?

#4 Post by **Cluais** » Fri Apr 19, 2013 5:34 pm

I had a folding one before on a Warrior 165 and it kept dragging,changed to the Bruce(which seems to be the most widely used type I've found)and didn't move an inch after that on both sand and reefs..
I'm sure others will give there ideas later on the subject

#5 Post by **number 4** » Sat Apr 20, 2013 7:27 am

i find the folding anchor can drag if you dont have enough chain,

#6 Post by **JOHN1** » Sat Apr 20, 2013 9:29 am

The key to any type of anchor is a lenght of good quality 8mm chain, i use about 16 ft on my predator never any problems dragging. also i would never dream of putting a bruce or any kind of sand anchor into a reef even if it is set to trip or not.
what i make up for the rough ground is a grapnell with 10 mm steel prongs with about 20 mm for the main shaft works a treat and very cheap, any welding shop will sort you out with scraps of steel

#7 Post by **dezzer** » Sat Apr 20, 2013 8:48 pm

john,if you have a couple of anchors on board,how do you swap them over,is it just by a knot on rope,or a metal clip,do you have chain on each,or just use one length of chain,was thinking about this,as the 7kg bruce and 20ft of chain is getting very expensive,and would a clip be strong enough to pull an anchor out if it was stuck fast,eddie.........

#8 Post by **JOHN1** » Sat Apr 20, 2013 9:00 pm

Hi,
get a stainless steel shackle from the marine suppliers and you will have no problems with them rusting you can also use standard galvanised ones just put some grease on the threads, and just switch them over i keep a short lenght of chain on the danford sand anchor i use also if using a bruce type by having a short chain on it you can always have it ready to trip because you just shackle chain to chain.
i shackle directly to an eye on the top of the grapnell

#9 Post by **dezzer** » Sat Apr 20, 2013 9:27 pm

thanks john,did not know if the ss shackel would be strong enough,eddie....

#10 Post by **JOHN1** » Sat Apr 20, 2013 10:02 pm

dezzer wrote:thanks john,did not know if the ss shackel would be strong enough,eddie....

get one about 1in wide and about 2in long by abou5 5mm and it will last for ever and it will be stronger than any warp you will be using

#11 Post by **dezzer** » Sun Apr 21, 2013 6:23 am

have a few of them,must try it,as it would save time and money over rough ground,eddie.....

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