have used for over 00years...makes all the difference in securing to bottom...use 36ft 1 half inch chain then 200 ft plus 5eights 3strand rode...open the kellet ,,put it on rope fasten sliding retreval line..then fasten weights....usually use 15 lbd lead ball sometimes two depending on forcasts,,,let out chain rode then 3strand part of anchor rode &lower until kellet about 25 to 30 ft aft of chain or further depending on water depth use 45lbd CQR with extra weight in tip..have had little drag problems in winds just short of 65 knts...has kept us safe for 48 plus years ..great lakes,us east &south coasts,st lawrence,pacific coasts...biggest problem after heavy blow anchor dug in bottom & hard to break free.......tidewater 1968 redline 41 british columbia
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