Anchors

[storm petrel]

Hi all,

I need a new anchor and I was thinking about a 30 or 35lb Manson, but they look a bit bigger than the anchor I am currently using. Is anyone using a Manson and if so, what weight anchor do you have and does it fit in the anchor locker (Mk11)?

Mark

[Miker]

I have a biggish Manson anchor, but don't know what weight it is. What I do know is that it's small enough to fit in the locker, but too big to pass between the furler and the middle rail on the pulpit.

[Shaun]

Hi Mark,

On Night Cap, i have a 35lb Manson Plough, i think their excellent anchors & would recommend them. However my 35lb'er is overkill to the extreme it is hard to retreive, i do have 60m of 8mm chain on it which compounds the weighty prob.
It doesnt fit inside the anchor locker (mkIII).
On the plus side i have very high confidence in it holding which guarantee's a good nights sleep!.
imo the 30lb'er would be the pick to pick.

cheers
Shaun
ps, Thank-you for the TopHat documents (good stuff), will go through them & get the ones we dont have up on the site, cheers

[Tales]

Gents,
A really good anchor test in Nov Yachting Monthly.
Cheers Tom

[storm petrel]

Thanks Tom, I will take a look at it. I am pretty sure that I will get a Manson 25 or 30lb before my next Coastal trip (Probably to Sydney in late January).

Cheers,
Mark