Larry et al.: Anchored with my Manson 10# in a bay just west of Mowry Park on Lake Cd’A a week ago Saturday. We anchored there 2 years ago and it was calm. This time a strong north with (guessing 30 knots +)came up in the night and blew for 2-3 hours. The Manson reset and held just fine in the mud bottom. I had set it about 120 degrees to the direction the night wind came from. I only had out 4:1 scope at the most and 5 ft of chain. GARY ~~~~_/) ~~~~ Good judgment comes from experience, and a lot of that comes from bad judgment.
On Jun 9, 2016, at 3:04 PM, Larry Yake <larryyake@gmail.com> wrote:
Yes, John, I have the 10# Manson Supreme.
On Thu, Jun 9, 2016 at 2:26 PM, <casioqv@usermail.com> wrote:
Does anyone know if the Manson Supreme 5lb anchor fits in the cockpit locker on an M15?
For the M15, the 4.4lb Bruce/claw when used properly appears to be adequate for high wind/waves, or at least mine has never dragged on me, and fits in a cockpit locker along with the rode.
The cost of anchors seems to have more to do with patent licensing than materials or manufacturing. According to systematic tests I've seen, for the same weight anchor the Delta has roughly twice the holding power (and about 4x the cost) of the Bruce/Claw, and the Rocna/Manson Supreme has roughly 6x the holding power at about 7x the price.
If it fits in the locker, I'll upgrade to the Manson Supreme 5lb anchor, as I feel a 9lb anchor wouldn't be necessary given the holding power to weight ratio of these modern anchor designs.
Tyler