Thanks Rick. Got the Mantus swivel and it's smartly engineered and nicely finished. I'll try it next time at the boat. I also contacted Mantus and they suggested the swivel also. They answered next day and followed up. Nice service. Thanks, Chuck
> On 06/21/2024 9:24 PM EDT Rick Brass via CnC-List <cnc-list@cnc-list.com> > wrote: > > > > Pretty much. When cranking in the chain we stopped with the end of the chain > and the swivel on the roller and the weight of the flukes tended to roll the > anchor so teh shank was on top. Might take a bit of ractice but worked on > that boat pretty well. > > -----Original Message----- > From: Stus-List <cnc-list@cnc-list.com> > Sent: Jun 15, 2024 10:30 PM > To: Stus-List <cnc-list@cnc-list.com> > Cc: Rick Brass <rickbr...@earthlink.net>, CHARLES SCHEAFFER > <cscheaf...@comcast.net> > Subject: Stus-List Re: Mantus M2 anchor > > > > Thanks Rick, > > Might try that. ($105 on Amazon.) > > Did that swivel then work everytime to align the anchor? > > > Chuck > > > On 06/15/2024 8:04 AM EDT Rick Brass via CnC-List <cnc-list@cnc-list.com> > > wrote: > > > > > > > > Had a similar problem on a catamaran I was delivering last year. Not a > > Mantus M2, but one of the Mantus anchors with a metal arch above the > > "fluke". It usually seemed to come up with the anchor oriented backwards > > to go over the roller, which was an annoying PITA. > > > > > > > > The owner and I put a swivel between the end of the chain and the shank of > > the anchor, and found that if you stopped cranking the anchor in briefly > > when the swivel got onto the bow roller the anchor would reorient itself > > with the heavy fluke on the bottom. YMMV. > > > > > > > > IIRC, the owner bought the swivel from Mantus, and it was pretty > > substantial. > > > > > > > > Rick Brass > > > > Imzadi C&C 38 > > > > Washington, NC > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: Stus-List <cnc-list@cnc-list.com> > > Sent: Jun 14, 2024 7:01 PM > > To: CNC boat owners, cnc-list <cnc-list@cnc-list.com> > > Cc: CHARLES SCHEAFFER <cscheaf...@comcast.net> > > Subject: Stus-List Mantus M2 anchor > > > > > > > > Anybody else with a Mantus M2 anchor out there? > > > > I just got a 35# M2 and used it a couple times. It sets quick and holds > > great. My problem is that the retrieval is harder than my old anchor > > because this one is heavier and it always orients backwards to the roller. > > I wind up having to manually turn it 180 degrees so it can make the turn > > onto the roller. It fits my bow roller fine, and deploys fine, but the > > retrieval has been a pain. Looking for solutions. > > > > > > Thanks, > > Chuck Scheaffer > > > > > > > > > > > > Please show your appreciation for this list and the Photo Album site and > > help me pay the associated bills. Make a contribution at: > > https://www.paypal.me/stumurray > > Thanks for your help. > > Stu > > > > > > Please show your appreciation for this list and the Photo Album site and help > me pay the associated bills. Make a contribution at: > https://www.paypal.me/stumurray > Thanks for your help. > Stu >
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