Mantus anchor anybody?
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BruceDanforth
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I will stick with my 44 year old danforth.
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PetiteFleur
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I'm quite happy with my Manson anchor which works very well - unlike the Plough anchor I previously had.
Neeves
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Very clever marketing, though I'm not sure it works so well outside America.
NormanS
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Good to know that it works on dry sand.
lustyd
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Ah that's what my anchor is missing...nuts and bolts. I'd sleep much easier knowing that a loose bolt is all that's between me and the rocks 
macd
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Ah that's what my anchor is missing...nuts and bolts. I'd sleep much easier knowing that a loose bolt is all that's between me and the rocks
So your rode is...what?...welded to your hook?
lustyd
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So your rode is...what?...welded to your hook?
No but It's not bolted to it!
Sybarite
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The wheels of your car are bolted to the hubs....
ccscott49
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Isnt that a lot like a Bugel anchor!
DaveS
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Ah yes, yet another new anchor that's better than all the rest. Now where have I heard this before? 
OTOH I like the look of their chain hook - seems a clever design.
OTOH I like the look of their chain hook - seems a clever design.
DaveS
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lustyd
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My car wheels don't suffer sideways snatch loads or repeated tugging motion. This design means that the nuts will be gently coaxed undone if they are even slightly loose. I realise it's nice for stowing the anchor but if it's as good as they say then why would I want it in a locker?
Sybarite
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The anchor which consistently gets the best reviews ie the Spade also has a bolt holding the flukes to the shaft. And surely each bolt is as least as strong as a link in the chain.
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RichardS
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It's a Rocna copy. Why not go for the original?
Richard
Richard
Neeves
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Spade's bolt is not load bearing. The load is designed to be taken by the joint. The bolt simply stops it slowly working apart by repeated tugging. We tried one without the bolt (we did buoy the fluke - not that confident). You can set the anchor under load, drive over the top and reset, again under load, and it does not fall apart, still works as an anchor and on lifting the joint, or the 2 pieces, sound and in the right place. But the joint must be expensive (there are 3 extra pieces in the fluke and 3 in the shank, all of which need cut and welded) why they do not offer a fully welded version and sell the jointed one at a higher price is another of those mysteries of the anchor world.
Neeves
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It's a Rocna copy. Why not go for the original?
Richard
You cannot buy the original?
DJE
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Really? I rather think they do!
Slow_boat
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The webpage says it's 'Built strong'
I wonder if that means the same as 'Built strongly' or 'Built to be strong'
Strange language, American.
I wonder if that means the same as 'Built strongly' or 'Built to be strong'
Strange language, American.
