Working load

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Myrna from Washington

Can anyone out there explain to me what is meant by the term "working load". We are looking at different types of anchors and in the West Marine catalog when they talk about the Fortress, the Danforth, and the Traditional West Marine anchors, they list working load as a factor to consider. However, we are not sure what that means. When looking at rode and chain they talk about "breaking point", which is pretty self-explanatory. Anyone?
 
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Anchors away!!

I believe that they are talking about holding lbs. Practical Sailor tested 15 anchors for holding power in sand,See the January 1 1999 issue. 22lb Bruce, 405lbs, 22 lb Delta 643lbs ---Quite a differance. these are only some of the numbers that I remember. I would read before you buy.
 
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