Anyone notice that Danforth Anchors have a warranty. Covers any problems with the manufacture of the product. It seems strange that under what is not covered is violent storms. How would an anchor be determined to be defective if it never saw a storm? Seems like a worthless warranty to me. They could just say the damage was the result of a violent storm and not covered. Anyone ever had a claim?
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TieDown
The company TieDown that now makes anchors for Danforth is a sweatshop in Atlanta that got it's start making the devices that are used to sort of secure mobile homes so they don't fall over in the wind. When the owner of Danforth, a New York Lawyer named Bill Anassis, went looking for someone to do the manufacturing the lowest bidder was TieDown. The owner of Danforth was less concerned with quality than profit margin (old story). The warrantee is basically to protect Danforth from liability due to TieDown's shoddy manufactuing and lack of quality control.
The company TieDown that now makes anchors for Danforth is a sweatshop in Atlanta that got it's start making the devices that are used to sort of secure mobile homes so they don't fall over in the wind. When the owner of Danforth, a New York Lawyer named Bill Anassis, went looking for someone to do the manufacturing the lowest bidder was TieDown. The owner of Danforth was less concerned with quality than profit margin (old story). The warrantee is basically to protect Danforth from liability due to TieDown's shoddy manufactuing and lack of quality control.
Tie Down engineering quality
I purchased a new surge brake head for my Hunter 240 trailer from Tie Down Engineering -Extremely high quality compared to the stock model that came as OEM with the trailer. Extremely heavy duty and from what I can tell bulletproof.
I purchased a new surge brake head for my Hunter 240 trailer from Tie Down Engineering -Extremely high quality compared to the stock model that came as OEM with the trailer. Extremely heavy duty and from what I can tell bulletproof.
Things to check
If made correctly the Danforth is a fantastic anchor, although the flukes can foul in rock or sea grass. If you are going to buy a new one that is made by TieDown be sure to look at it very closely. Look for pourosity in the welds. Also look to make sure that the stops that control the fluke angle are properly positioned. This is a big problem with these anchors. When the stops are not in the proper position the fluke angles will be different from one side to the other. This will effect the performance. You might also look it over to make sure that the galvanizing job is good. Some are thicker and more consistant than others. Good luck.
If made correctly the Danforth is a fantastic anchor, although the flukes can foul in rock or sea grass. If you are going to buy a new one that is made by TieDown be sure to look at it very closely. Look for pourosity in the welds. Also look to make sure that the stops that control the fluke angle are properly positioned. This is a big problem with these anchors. When the stops are not in the proper position the fluke angles will be different from one side to the other. This will effect the performance. You might also look it over to make sure that the galvanizing job is good. Some are thicker and more consistant than others. Good luck.
A bit of history here
the Danforth was designed and made for landing craft during WW11. It works very well most of the time. But!!!! the anchor of choice for most cruisers is the plow or the Bruce. Examine the manner of construction and it is easy to see why, during a time of conservation of metals the Danforth was a good choice. But it was never intended to replace the navy anchor. It stows well and flat but a fisherman of the same weight will hold better.
the Danforth was designed and made for landing craft during WW11. It works very well most of the time. But!!!! the anchor of choice for most cruisers is the plow or the Bruce. Examine the manner of construction and it is easy to see why, during a time of conservation of metals the Danforth was a good choice. But it was never intended to replace the navy anchor. It stows well and flat but a fisherman of the same weight will hold better.
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