I went with the excel also based on Panopes observations. I have the 45lb excel backed up by 300ft 5/16 G4 chain. A friend and I were rated on his 35lb Spade anchor and 100 ft of chain no issues. His boat is a Pretorian 35, 15k lbs , mine is a landfall 39 24k lbs. The 2 of us have been on my anchor with a 4 to 1 scope in 20+ kts and no sign of dragging. I always go up one size on the anchor, and have at least a boat length worth of chain. When I replaced my windlass a couple of years ago I decided to go to an all chain rode. Sent from my T-Mobile 4G LTE Device -------- Original message --------From: Jim Watts via CnC-List <cnc-list@cnc-list.com> Date: 8/23/21 11:24 (GMT-08:00) To: Stus-List <cnc-list@cnc-list.com> Cc: Jim Watts <paradigmat...@gmail.com> Subject: Stus-List Re: any Bruce anchor users? I have a 35 lb genuine Bruce as a backup to my 35 lb Delta. Works for me so far, but I am thinking of going to a 37 lb Excel to replace the Delta based on Panope's testing. I paid $1/lb for the Bruce, but I'm special. It replaced a 22 lb Lewmar Claw, and the differences in shape, fluke sharpness, and workmanship are obvious. Jim WattsParadigm ShiftC&C 35 Mk IIIVictoria, BCOn Mon, 23 Aug 2021 at 07:44, Della Barba, Joe via CnC-List <cnc-list@cnc-list.com> wrote:
Someone on my street is selling a 33 pound real Bruce for $150. I think it will be an improvement over my Danforth. Any Bruce fans? Joe Coquina Thanks to all of the subscribers that contributed to the list to help with the costs involved. If you want to show your support to the list - use PayPal to send contribution -- https://www.paypal.me/stumurray Thanks - Stu
Thanks to all of the subscribers that contributed to the list to help with the costs involved. If you want to show your support to the list - use PayPal to send contribution -- https://www.paypal.me/stumurray Thanks - Stu
