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Old 07-25-2016, 06:55 PM   #21
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Originally Posted by thinkxingu View Post
Have done a ton of reading and watching tests today, and it appears not all Danforth/fluke anchors are the same--the Fortress ones consistently get high ratings (among the highest) but the Seachoice ones do not. I've seen pointiness of the flukes, angle of flukes, and shape of flukes all given as reasons. I'm doing exactly as mentioned above and know I'm using enough of a rode--up to 100' in 10-12' water--but something's not right. I'm gonna try something new out and will post my experiences.

Here are two pics so you can see what I'm talking about.

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My primary anchor is more like the Fortress. The first anchor was just like the one the dealer gave me. It makes a good 2nd anchor but little else.
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