Gary, FWIW, I keep a smaller danforth anchor in my inflatable air deck dinghy. I cut that bar mayself across the head of the anchor and added clear reinforced hose over the bar ends. The hose extends past the ends to prevent the bar from holing the dinghy. I believe the bar simply helps to orient the blades to dig in and the blades do all the holding. Works fine for me.
Chuck Resolute 1990 C&C 34R Broad Creek, Magothy River, Md
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