Anchor Chain length

[BrendanS]

Re: SARCA

Given the amount of anchoring I do (negligible) I'd guess the galvanised would be fine?

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[kindredspirit]

Re: SARCA

The Sarca seems to have one advantage over the BugelAnker/Wasi in that if your anchor got stuck, when you ride over it, the chain would ride up to the head and act as a trip line.

Seems like a very good idea.

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[duncan]

Re: SARCA

'xactly........

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[BrendanS]

Re: calling martin woolwich!

Duncan, Martin, lets do some note comparing.

Met Martin tonight. He's been going through same process. He was having a Spade built, but haven't delivered as bigger than they have done to now. Now looking at Sarca, but didn't really know specs of Wasi. Few anchors are Lloyds approved, Sarca and Wasi are.

Is that a good reason to buy them? What Lloyds approval do they have? Wasi has been around for ages, and Lloyds approved for a reason? When did Sarca get Lloyds approval and why? Martin made the point that most popular anchors do not have Lloyds Approval rating. We both had a chat with PeterB about how testing was done in magazines, and how no one seems to know details of how anchors and chums or angels actually work, and tests are limited when real life brought into play.

My preference is Wasi, Martin likes Sarca for the tripping reason. I'm not sure I like the idea of an anchor that can trip itself when I can put a tripping line on and have control over when that happens!




Have to research tomorrow

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[martinwoolwich]

Challenge issued

I've sent an e-mail to Kris at Anchor Right who are the manufacturers of the SARCA and asked them if they would like to contribute to this discussion. It will be interesting to see if we merit a response

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[martinwoolwich]

More Info

Is there somewhere else I can look other than Sunshine to get information on WASI? The site there seems a little light on real information


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[Dave1258]

Re: SARCA

The Sarca does away with the need for other anchors req'd in diff situations, a good peice of kit to have aboard, also a weight saving advantage over other models. IMHO

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[BrendanS]

Re: Challenge issued

Excellent, now we just need a Wasi representative

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[Dave1258]

Re: More Info

I've looked too! not much joy I'm afraid......

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[BrendanS]

Re: More Info

How is your German? This is their website. I've emailed them an invite to participate

<A target="_blank" HREF=http://www.wasi.de/maritim/index.html>http://www.wasi.de/maritim/index.html</A>

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[martinwoolwich]

Re: Challenge issued

Is it worth starting a new thread - you know much more about this sort of thing than me?

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[duncan]

Re: Challenge issued

there is already a brief thread on one of the other forums this week - title SARCA.
Worth copying in to Anchor right as well given the views expressed!

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[BrendanS]

Re: Challenge issued

Uhmm! probably best not, I sent the Wasi people a link to this thread.

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[martinwoolwich]

Re: Challenge issued

I think that was mine on the PBO forum. Someone refered me to this thread

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