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oakleyb

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Having had limited success in anchoring with a CQR i thought id give alternative a try. She's a cat and mainly south coast based. Dont get me wrong i have had some success but always seem to drag in heavily used areas

some of you may have seen me pass, just inside the beaulieu river

cheers
 
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yoda said:
The 2 people I know with Spade anchors swear by them (and they both use all chain rode).

Yoda
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I suppose if they were "spayed" it might stop further replies breeding.

I wonder who will add "it all depends on...". Well almost everything actually.

Even so, I hope that the OP does get some useful information (even if it is just a list of a few previous anchor posts).
 
oakleyb said:
Having had limited success in anchoring with a CQR i thought id give alternative a try. She's a cat and mainly south coast based. Dont get me wrong i have had some success but always seem to drag in heavily used areas

some of you may have seen me pass, just inside the beaulieu river

cheers
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Without getting into a bunfight about which 'next generation' anchor is best, it is of course true that the CQR is a perfectly good anchor that has served as the primary anchor for 1,000s of yotties for many years. The right CQR, used correctly will work very well so you might want to persist with it a little longer. Are you using a bridle on your cat? How are you ensuring it is set ? Perhaps convert this to a thread on anchoring technique rather than anchors and you MAY get a consensus without blood on the walls.

Just a thought!
 
oakleyb said:
Having had limited success in anchoring with a CQR i thought id give alternative a try. She's a cat and mainly south coast based. Dont get me wrong i have had some success but always seem to drag in heavily used areas

some of you may have seen me pass, just inside the beaulieu river

cheers
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In heavily used areas the CQR can be a poor performing anchor compared to less used areas. The sea bed becomes so disturbed that the required stiffness of the mud to hold an anchor is not suitable for the CQR design; it ploughs rather easily!

I would suggest that you purchase a low cost Danforth and experiment with that in the heavily used areas before committing to any new design and associated expense.
 
whipper_snapper said:
Without getting into a bunfight about which 'next generation' anchor is best, it is of course true that the CQR is a perfectly good anchor that has served as the primary anchor for 1,000s of yotties for many years. The right CQR, used correctly will work very well so you might want to persist with it a little longer. Are you using a bridle on your cat? How are you ensuring it is set ? Perhaps convert this to a thread on anchoring technique rather than anchors and you MAY get a consensus without blood on the walls.

Just a thought!
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virtually all new Oysters have a CQR Bower ;)
 
parsifal said:
Yet another example of yachtbuilders failing to consult this forum. No doubt they will come to realise their stupidity when they end up being sued by the many owners whose boats have been driven ashore and wrecked. :D:D
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Appreciate this is tongue in cheek but an occasional scan of forums would give some idea of problems people have in the real world. e.g. accessability of water tanks, problems with teak decks, ease of engine maintenance etc come up fairly regularly, a quick scan of such things may prevent problems at the design stage
 
>She's a cat and mainly south coast based

Most Cats I've seen use chain and warp to (understandably) keep the weight down. That could be the problem you are having. If you haven't got enough chain the abchor won't be held down when you drag it to set. We have all chain and anchored in many places that have been churned up and had no problems digging a CQR in.
 
oakleyb said:
Having had limited success in anchoring with a CQR i thought id give alternative a try. She's a cat and mainly south coast based. Dont get me wrong i have had some success but always seem to drag in heavily used areas

some of you may have seen me pass, just inside the beaulieu river

cheers
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I don't think you have had a proper answer yet. People here seem to get a bit excited when someone asks about anchors - when it's no different a question to those about insurance, or chart plotters, or sails and so on.

We all did fine with paper charts and hand held compasses for a few hundred years.... So why anyone should want to consider a chart plotter would be beyond some???

Check out the new generation anchors..... Manson Supreme, Rocna, Spade...... and you won't go far wrong. spade seems to be the anchor of choice of the long distance and high latitude sailors..... e.g. Morgan's Cloud

Some will suggest Danforth, Kobra, Bugel, etc.... And they may be fine
 
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