Hi Dwight,
In my reply to Joe I mentioned having but not
using a Bruce Lee... that is what a Chinese
knock-off is known as around here. Kinda cute,
get it? Bruce Lee, the Chinese character?
Anyhow, the Bruce Lee is a cast version of the
original anchor, which was forged steel.
check post #28
http://forum.woodenboat.com/showthread.php?162068-Bruce-Anchors
Bear in mind that the above is small anchor and
cast steel is repairable, you just need to recover the pieces. :)
Cheers, Russ
Sweet 35 mk-1
At 07:24 AM 01/06/2015, you wrote:
and pay attention to how you set the anchor...I
mean back off hard on it to make sure it is set
well and if you can use at least 7 to 1 rode to
depth...I use a 15KG Bruce style knock off with
about 40 feet of 5/16 high tensile chain as my
main hook and I carry my 35 lb CQR and a large
Danforth complete with rodes under the vee berth
as spare...I have had very good experiences on
the Bruce style anchor...a lot depends on the
type of bottom and the set as far as holding power goes
Dwight Veinot
C&C 35 MKII, Alianna
Head of St. Margaret's Bay, NS
<mailto:d.ve...@bellaliant.net>d.ve...@bellaliant.net
On Mon, Jun 1, 2015 at 3:09 AM, Knowles Rich via
CnC-List <<mailto:cnc-list@cnc-list.com>cnc-list@cnc-list.com> wrote:
Joe, for what you describe you are planning on
doing, that anchor should do just fine. If you
think you may be possibly caught needing more
secure footing, there are several recently
introduced anchors that may serve you better;
Rocna etc, but at considerably more cost. As
others are pointing out, more weight means more
security and the more chain in the rode, the better the anchor will perform.
You might also consider installing a windlass
as, unless you are a built like a windlass,
manually hauling bigger anchors and more chain can be a real slog.
 I used a 15 kg. Bruce with 150â of 5/16â
chain backed by 200â of â
â nylon rode with
a Lofrans windlass on my LF38 for the 17 years I
owned her and never had a problem.
Rich Knowles
Nanaimo, BC
INDIGO LF38
Boatless!
On May 31, 2015, at 22:04, Russ & Melody via
CnC-List <<mailto:cnc-list@cnc-list.com>cnc-list@cnc-list.com> wrote:
What size anchor do I need for my 38? I want
to put a plow anchor on a roller and found a
35lb one locally for $50. Found a chart on the
photo album that says that would be more than
enough but that chart seems to be the
exception. We are in Lake Erie and our only
real use would be for an afternoon of swimming
and occasional overnight in a very protected bay.Â
Thanks
Joe
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