Anchors sarca? manson? rocna?

[coldasjoe]

Hi guys

I need to get an anchor for my boat

Is it worth getting a sarca manson or rocna compared to old school sand anchor?

Im looking at the self aligning range

Has anyone had any experience with these?

Will be manually handling anchor no winch

boat is 4.5m and will use anchor for various ground mostly sand and mud som rock area

anyhelp appreciated

JOE

[aussie123]

Have you had a look at a proper self aligning anchor.

These ones work great in sand and mud but not sure how they would go on reef.

Self Aligning Anchors

[coldasjoe]

Are they anymore difficult to de anchor pull up compared to sand anchor cheers

[aussie123]

There wouldnt be any or much difference in them.

Those self aligning ones do seem to pop out of the sand very easily once your over the top of them.

[daveylad]

Try these much cheaper and pretty much the same, there is a variety of sizes

/>http://cooperanchors.com.au/

[coldasjoe]

Try these much cheaper and pretty much the same, there is a variety of sizes

/>http://cooperanchors.com.au/

They look good

Can you buy them in stores anywhere or mail order only?

Also does anyone know some one or where i can get bow roller/sprit welded onto my boat

I have no space to bolt one one so was thinking get sprit part added on

[mick fillet]

yes i do know a bloke hes a bit dodgy though

now all i need is a fridge expert :whistle:

[coldasjoe]

ok guys I ve ordered a rocna afisherman anchor and got 4m of 6mm stainless chain coming.

Now all i need o sort out is a bow roller

Will let you guys know how new anchor is

cheers

JOE

[coldasjoe]

Thanks to the guys at bias slacks creek

Does anyone lock tight their d shackles or is tightening them up with a shifter enough?

[jared1979]

Do it up tight with a shifter it wont come un-done.How much is one of those if you dont mind me asking?

[Homer4duff]

Yep I'm after a new sandy bottom anchor too. Price please :-)

[coldasjoe]

They aint cheap but they rated top of the bunch

$180 from bias for the anchor

Chain i got got freeby from a friend

/>http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xM_i4w8eqTw&feature=youtube_gdata_player

[sehrguht]

They pulled the sarca through at a lot quicker pace? he did seem kinda biased.

Not saying they are wrong, just looks strange to me.

The rocna looks good but im thinking of trying to weld my own up when i get some time. that said i havent had a huge problem with my cheap sand/mud anchor.

[coldasjoe]

I got a cheap sand one atm if youy bend one of th blades seems to catch alot better

The boat had it already bent when i got it,,, i thought was strange and thought he must havee got it stuck lol

But it looks like it was done on purpose cause it bites alot quicker then my old boats sands anchor

Will take a pic of it tomorow

[jared1979]

Im a boilermaker and do a bit of work at home when ive got time been thinking about making a couple up look pretty straight forward.

[coldasjoe]

used the rocna few times now very happy with it

All i do is drop anchor let it hit the floor

Tie off and its anchored within 1m holds super super tight

sweet as

[dave45]

Rocna Anchor Fail.

They were busted using inferior metals while charging premium prices.

[img size=medium ]http://desmond.imageshack.us/Himg833/scaled.php?server=833&filename=rocnafail.jpg&res=landing
/>http://www.cruisersforum.com/forums/f118/rocna-anchor-fail-59164.html

Personally on my big boat, I have Manson Supreme as a primary, a lewmar delta as a secondary and a Sarca as a stern

Picture of the Supreme in the back of the commie
/>http://desmond.imageshack.us/Himg526/scaled.php?server=526&filename=p1000230f.jpg&res=landing

[coldasjoe]

Try these much cheaper and pretty much the same, there is a variety of sizes

/>http://cooperanchors.com.au/

I did end up getting a hold or one of these anchors works great i use it for the rear .

Hard to believe when you see it but punches way above its weight

[rastus]

Are you still happy with the rocna I am thinking of getting the same setup

[coldasjoe]

I've had no dramas with it 100% happy with it

It always going to be a battle between mason rocna sarca .....