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Quarath

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Posted: Aug 23, 2011 - 02:43 PM

MN3
jfrickerMN3 - Can you give some more details of your setup? What kind of boat do you have? Where/how do you store the anchor onboard? Where does the anchor attach to your boat when anchored? Do you anchor in the Gulf after the first few breaking waves/sand bars or are you anchoring in the intercoastal? Thanks.

sure,
Mystere 5.5 (basically a f-18)
i have a custom front tramp i had made that carries the anchor (and righting bags). before that i had a little bag attached to my front beam it fit in.

I attach my anchor bridal (just a line tied into a triangle) to my bridal wire swivels (probably a clevis pin on many boats, replace with a shackle or swivel)

we anchor everywhere. we try not to anchor up in waves big enough to really make our cats dance, and will move to an intracoastal area if really rough on the "outside" shoreline

What weight of anchor is sufficient for a cat?

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MN3

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Posted: Aug 23, 2011 - 02:51 PM

the steel one i have is called the Super Hooker 7 (i think it says 7) its 14" accross the stock
the alum one i have is the same (size 7)

http://www.sailingissues.…hting-guide/anchors.html
http://www.fortressanchor…ardian_anchor_guide.html
http://www.fortressanchors.com/safe_anchoring.html