What type of Anchor?

[Cats Paw]

Anchoring is an important aspect of boating.
Would you other sailors care to share the type/style/model/ weight etc. that you carry and deploy on your CP-16

On my CP16 "RU-ACH" I carry a light claw type anchor and a Navy type 10#   I have 6 ft. of galvanized chain lead followed by 3/8 twisted nylon rode. I generally use a scope payout of 7:1 for a good bite.

[kickingbug1]

   had a galvanized danforth with 6 feet of chain on my 16 (always held). same deal on my catalina 18. always holds in mud bottom and weighs very little

[Duckie]

I have two cruising boats and I use one anchor between them.  Because I only need one anchor, I splurged and bought a Rocna.  I watched the  videos of them setting and resetting themselves and was sold.  I don't anchor out too much, and so far it performs exactly as advertised.  Last year I got caught in a thunder storm at the Lake Pepin messabout which nearly destroyed my boom tent, and the little bugger didn't budge.  I rigged a float line so that if there is trouble I can pull the anchor out backwards with it, but so far it comes out like a champ. 

I can't  recommend it too much.

Al

[waterwheels]

Rocna has a great website full of useful information. I am almost convinced on getting one for my new Eclipse. After purchasing the boat I figure a good anchor is worth the extra investment.

I am very concerned about the shank fitting under the furling pulley though, as it attaches to the bow roller assembly too. The drawing say the shank is 3". Anyone have any Delta's or Rocna's on Eclipse yet?

What size did you use for your 16' ?

Don

[Duckie]

I got the smallest one they offer.  It is still fairly substantial though.  It just barely fits in the forward compartment of my weekender.  I have the bow sprit on my 16/3 with the anchor mount, but I usually carry it in a kitty litter bucket at the back of the cockpit.  One of these days I will have to figure out how that anchor mount works for real.

I drove sled dogs for 40 years and one of the biggest issues with that activity is being able to reliably anchor all that horse power in snow.  There are easily as many snow hook designs out there as there are anchor designs.  The success rate is roughly the same also as far as I can tell.  It was winter when I got my rocna so the only thing I could try it in was snow.  I immediately recognized the innovative engineering that went into it.  If I ever had a snow hook that would do the things that the rocna can do, I probably would still be working with the dogs.  A lot of anchors or snow hooks will drag along on their sides forever.  The rocna has just the right angle designed into it that it will not drag on its side unless there is nothing to dig into underneath it.  When they say it sets in a meter, they aren't kidding. 

Some have criticized the rocna for bending if the wind shifts and the anchor can't pull out and reset itself.  I can sure see that.  If that were to happen to me, I would buy the next size up.  Also, I personally think that the float line attached to the back of the anchor is mandatory.  I had lanyards tied to my snow hooks in a similar way which was the only way I could get them out of the snow with 18 strong dogs pulling hard against it.

Anyway, I don't think they are bragging in their ads.  The darn thing does what they say it will.

Al

[mayrel]

We just purchased an 83' CP16, so I'm doing a bit of outfitting.  I've always liked having two anchors, a main anchor and a lunch hook.  I've had both bruce and danforth style anchors, the danforth style is pretty hard to beat.  And I don't think you need much more than about 3 or 4 feet of chain in most situations.  We generally will be anchoring in pretty shallow water, less than 6 feet.  I we use enough scope we should be fine.