Nobody mentioned the Ultra?  I see them at the Annapolis boat show and they
are quite confident of their superiority.  I don't know.

Josh Muckley
S/V Sea Hawk
1989 C&C 37+
Solomons, MD
On Aug 27, 2016 8:08 PM, "Syerdave--- via CnC-List" <cnc-list@cnc-list.com>
wrote:

> Interesting few hours today doing an anchor test.   A young guy at  port
> Whitby marina was looking for an anchor for his tanzer 26, to replace the
> really tiny and cheap ski-boat danforth type that came with his boat (and
> had proved impossible to set).  We had discussed over beverages a few times.
> I thought to try my (never tried) fortress fx-7 lunch hook - 120' rode,
> 10' chain.   We dragged it all over the bay at 8:1 or better scope.  Could
> feel it bumping along a hard bottom.    It finally hooked up and was kinda
> sideways.   Now the bottom is, I think, a rock shelf under silt and clay,
> but I don't really know.
> We parked his boat and returned with Windstar (my 33 mkii) and her 10kg
> Bruce with 50' heavy chain.  (Plus 150' rode) Let out the chain only,
> dragged 20' and set hard.  You could feel and hear it bumping over a very
> hard bottom before it did so.   Should have tried in 2 or 3 locations to
> prove it was not a fluke.   (So to speak)
>  He now wants a load of chain and a 10kg anchor for his 4000lb boat!
> Lol....
> Anyway, the fortress isn't going to work for me.  What do folks use and
> trust as a lunch hook/kedge?  As always, thanks.
> Dave.
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