Hello all, I have a pretty standard equipment M17 from 1987. The boat came with a nice Danforth anchor when I bought it 15 years ago, and the anchor has served me well. For reasons I am ashamed to explain, that anchor (together with its rode and chain) are now at the bottom of a lake. I will not provide details :) But I want to replace it, and I was curious as to 1) Do most Montgomery owners favor Danforths over other types of anchors?2) What size (weight) Danforth do people use? I have seen them in 8lb, 9lb, 10lb, 12lb, 15lb weights, etc. Thanks! Andrei.
Anchors are very regional and also a topic that there are many POV. Andrei: For Puget Sound, San Juan Islands and Canada (all aka Salish Sea) folks don't use a Danforth - _terrible_ anchor for the area. I have used with much success a claw type across a M15, M17, Sage 17, SageCat and a custom 25' on deck wooden sloop. In all cases a Bruce or SeaClaw (aka generic Bruce by SeaDog Mfg). The other anchor now very popular are the spade type made by Ronca. Have one on my Baba30. (Secondary is a SeaClaw.) For primary anchor choose one size larger than the manufacturer recommends. For Salish Sea need 200'+ of rode for the depths and tides. Also need chain and rope to make up the rode. Chain at least as long as the boat (a bit longer is better) and the rope is triple-strand (need the rope to stretch to reduce shock loading on the boat if the seas come up in a blow). :: Dave Scobie :: M6'8" #650 :: Baba 30 #233 DEJA VU :: former owner SV SWALLOW - sv-swallow.com :: former owner M17 #375 SWEET PEA - m17-375.com :: former owner M15 #288 SCRED - m15namedscred.wordpress.com On Sun, Aug 14, 2022, 12:15 PM Andrei Caldararu via montgomery_boats < montgomery_boats@mailman.xmission.com> wrote:
Hello all, I have a pretty standard equipment M17 from 1987. The boat came with a nice Danforth anchor when I bought it 15 years ago, and the anchor has served me well. For reasons I am ashamed to explain, that anchor (together with its rode and chain) are now at the bottom of a lake. I will not provide details :) But I want to replace it, and I was curious as to 1) Do most Montgomery owners favor Danforths over other types of anchors?2) What size (weight) Danforth do people use? I have seen them in 8lb, 9lb, 10lb, 12lb, 15lb weights, etc. Thanks! Andrei.
What Dave said...lots of opinions, and, regional variations. I have a Rocna 4 for my M17. Have not yet used it in 'heavy' conditions but quite happy with it for light to medium, varied lake bottom situations - mud, sand, clay, primordial ooze, grassy/weedy or not, etc.. Mantus makes same basic designs, with a few differences. Theirs can be disassembled (bolts together) so as a backup/spare can be stowed in much less space than other anchors. Duckworks among others sells Mantus: https://duckworks.com/anchors-rodes-chain/ A Danforth type anchor came with the boat, I probably used it some before I got the Rocna but it was unwieldy and awkward to stow and deploy, and seemed less consistent as to setting quickly & snugly. Plus as you'll read in most any anchor review article they are good for bare mud/sand but poor for all other bottoms. If I were going to carry a second/secondary anchor, it would probably be a claw type, to add versatility to the spade (Rocna and similar) type. A downside of the claw is generally less holding power for a given size/weight (vs. spade types). So a bigger anchor for same holding power, which can be awkward to stow in small boats like ours. cheers, John On 8/14/22 12:14, Andrei Caldararu via montgomery_boats wrote:
Hello all, I have a pretty standard equipment M17 from 1987. The boat came with a nice Danforth anchor when I bought it 15 years ago, and the anchor has served me well. For reasons I am ashamed to explain, that anchor (together with its rode and chain) are now at the bottom of a lake. I will not provide details :) But I want to replace it, and I was curious as to 1) Do most Montgomery owners favor Danforths over other types of anchors?2) What size (weight) Danforth do people use? I have seen them in 8lb, 9lb, 10lb, 12lb, 15lb weights, etc. Thanks! Andrei.
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