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this is cool
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Thread on it on Cruising Sailor BB ( also a SBO.com forum by the way)
http://cruising.sailboatowners.com/.../sbj/this-might-be-the-ultimate-kedge-anchor/
http://cruising.sailboatowners.com/.../sbj/this-might-be-the-ultimate-kedge-anchor/
It's a great idea for setting scope.
I do believe this design will be improved for larger boats & holding power & for use with chain attached. However as it stands now, it should be a great lunch hook and/or temporary anchor in more protected waters.
The one downside I see is, it's held together with screws much like Fortress anchors. I'm not crazy about screwed-together anchors. I hope they come up with more hefty solid designs. I do like the flying ability though, no longer having to worry about setting a proper scope.
CR
I do believe this design will be improved for larger boats & holding power & for use with chain attached. However as it stands now, it should be a great lunch hook and/or temporary anchor in more protected waters.
The one downside I see is, it's held together with screws much like Fortress anchors. I'm not crazy about screwed-together anchors. I hope they come up with more hefty solid designs. I do like the flying ability though, no longer having to worry about setting a proper scope.
CR
I actually thought this was quite a neat invention until we got to 7:25 on the video and saw all the moving parts on this anchor. Once a little corrosion sets in, I can see these components causing problems when they refuse to deploy.
The other damper was at 4:20 when they reveal that the anchor doesn't carry any chain rode. This would interfere with the hydrodynamics. Instead, they mention sliding a kellet down the line once the anchor is set.
I'm sure that at some point down the road (not rode
) this anchor could well prove to be a life saver, however I can't see hauling it around with its faults waiting for that day.
Nothing Worse .......................
Ever since a few miserable experinces with my old Danforth, I've got a thing against anchors with moving parts. I want to see exactly what the anchor looks like before I heave it over the side and I want to be sure it's still exactly the same when it hits bottom and starts looking for something to catch on to.
........................ than a screwed anchor.
Ever since a few miserable experinces with my old Danforth, I've got a thing against anchors with moving parts. I want to see exactly what the anchor looks like before I heave it over the side and I want to be sure it's still exactly the same when it hits bottom and starts looking for something to catch on to.
Ralph,
I hear ya pal, I personally like a one piece forged anchor, or a Danforth with a greater angled fluke.
Anchors with screws, washers & lock nuts ,doesn't give me a warm fuzzy feeling.
When in protected areas yea, they may be fine however as I anchor offshore alot, NOT.
these anchors do have their usefulness, but not for my particular brand of open water sailing.
I also dive & spearfish off my boat, sometimes 25+ miles or more offshore over nite/weekends. Do you think Mother nature knowing this, gives me any slack................,
I think not brother man. That's why they refer to her, as a be....ach!
If you're a guy, you're simply outnumbered. I believe it's a Gender thing.
Good call bro.
CR
I hear ya pal, I personally like a one piece forged anchor, or a Danforth with a greater angled fluke.
Anchors with screws, washers & lock nuts ,doesn't give me a warm fuzzy feeling.
When in protected areas yea, they may be fine however as I anchor offshore alot, NOT.
these anchors do have their usefulness, but not for my particular brand of open water sailing.
I also dive & spearfish off my boat, sometimes 25+ miles or more offshore over nite/weekends. Do you think Mother nature knowing this, gives me any slack................,
I think not brother man. That's why they refer to her, as a be....ach!
If you're a guy, you're simply outnumbered. I believe it's a Gender thing.
Good call bro.
CR
So the best use for that thing is kedging off? If all goes very well you may end up with close to a 5 to 1 set. That is if all goes well and it doesn't skate across the bottom for a while before it sets when you haul on it. Then you try to kedge off and the scope keeps getting shorter. Maybe it holds or maybe it breaks free and you are heading back to the beach.
If you ever find yourself in a grounding situation where you need a kedge anchor, I think you would need a good one with a great deal of scope.
In a regular anchoring situation, I kind of like the idea of dropping the anchor where I want it, drifting back until I have a know amount of scope out and then backing down, hard, on it. I just don't think this thing would be worth the weight it added to the boat.
It does make a pretty cool video with it flying along to the bottom though, Steve.
If you ever find yourself in a grounding situation where you need a kedge anchor, I think you would need a good one with a great deal of scope.
In a regular anchoring situation, I kind of like the idea of dropping the anchor where I want it, drifting back until I have a know amount of scope out and then backing down, hard, on it. I just don't think this thing would be worth the weight it added to the boat.
It does make a pretty cool video with it flying along to the bottom though, Steve.