Choosing The Right Anchor

[blackrose]

 

We have to accept a compromise and use an anchor best suited to our normal cruising area.

 

Agreed, and ALL anchor types are a compromise.

 

If the river is that narrow, then either :

 

1) Drift into the side.

2) Throw the anchor out sideways

3) Grab a tree as you go past.

 

You DO NOT throw an anchor!

[Alan de Enfield]

 

I never said anything about a Stockless anchor being "purely" a mudweight! You need to learn to read and stop putting words in people's mouths.

 

 

 

In your own words "The Stockless anchor is designed for all types of bottoms and they have the advantage of a dead weight for holding in very hard bottoms".

 

A 'deadweight' will just 'sit there' it is not acting as an 'anchor', an anchor would offer some superior performance over a 'deadweight'.

A 'deadweight' is an 'inert' object,

A 'deadweight' would be a 'lump of concrete'.

 

Dictionary definition : deadweight: the unrelieved weight of an inert mass.

 

Maybe you did not mean 'deadweight' but do not accuse me of putting words in your mouth, when I used the word you yourself used.