CQRs for sale ??

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this months YM has a pretty comprehensive anchor trial. some the new designs did astonishingly well compared with the traditional anchors. my genuine CQR did very badly.
.i wonder if there may be some up for sale soon.
 
Maybe ..... maybe not .....

If the anchor has worked well for a person - why are they going to change because of a mag article ?

If anyone is selling of their CQR's ... please let me know .... I need a couple of reasonable size ones to make a mooring on the river !!
 
this article actually did a pretty comprehensive test on the anchors.
it was conducted at sea and used different scopes and angles.it was much more thorough than previous tests on anchors
 
Yep,they did that but mainly to show setting,the other components of the test were pretty rigorous and are as good as any that I have seen.
Very surprised by the CQR result as it has always worked for me.
From what they say if I had been setting any one of the top three I would have suffered whiplash as it set.
 
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Cor, its funny you say that - nearly got thrown over the side the other day just off Broadstairs! Normally the chalk takes some time before it recieves the hook, but not on this ocassion. It came up cleanly too, so it wasnt one of the many wrecks.
 
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this months YM has a pretty comprehensive anchor trial. some the new designs did astonishingly well compared with the traditional anchors. my genuine CQR did very badly.
.i wonder if there may be some up for sale soon.

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in general the best performers were the new roll bar types such as the rocna and the manson.also the spade and fortress did well.
 
I have a tiny Delta 6 kg and at the turn of tide (Humber)

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cheers Joe
 
Don't be too hasty! CQR will do the job if it is set properly and in my opinion remains a good all-round option as a main bower. That said, we also carry a hefty Delta and a Fortress as back up and kedge option. We recently laid to the CQR and the Fortress (both off the bow) on an exposed mooring off Faro and didn't budge.
 
How did the danforth and fisherman do?

Im going to stay with the anchors i know and trust,becouse they work in the places i cruise.While my Danforths clearly the best anchor made the CQRs has never failed just more difficult on deck with the swinging head,but then the danforth ----
 
Although I didn't have the chance to read it, I suspect that it should be quite similar to the one made by West marine and the U.S. Magazine "SAIL" ??

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I'd like to suggest, vigorously, that you consider the Ian Nicolson design of 'Belfast' anchor. This is a very rugged 'folding fisherman' in which the wide palms and heavy arms may be detached for lugging. With only one attached, it makes a very good 'mud hook' for a ground chain.

What's more, this is something you could make, or have made for you, very readily in the parts you live in. Should you be unfamiliar with the design, you could PM me and I'll try to forward some helpful photos. ( It's too late at night, now. )

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which way does the graph swing?

cheers Joe
 
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Hi Joe..

Do you prefer this one??

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