Roberto
(regular)
10/06/2008 10:45
Re: Stern Anchor

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I have acquired an alloy FOBlight anchor
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I would be interested to hear opinions on this.




I have one too, like other light weight anchors (namely Fortress) when you drop it in the water it tends to "fly" a little but never found that too worrisome, if the rode is not pulled too quickly the anchor sets reasonably fast

I use it mainly as lunch hook, when I do not want to pull out the heavier anchor which needs windlass and stuff, with the light anchor I renewed with the pleasure of arriving and leaving an anchorage under sail alone (as I can easily handle the anchor plus its few metres of chain), no engine for windlass
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I never tested it in more than 25knots of wind (held well so far) and will probably never do as in stronger conditions or if we wish to spend a night at anchor we always use the heavy one.



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