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From: Tom O'Meara (no email)
Date: Thu Sep 13 2001 - 17:38:09 EDT
At 02:13 PM 9/12/01 -0700, you wrote:
>Hi peoples:
>
>I have a heavy displacement Brewer 46, cutter rig.
>
>My anchors are:
>
> 44 cqr
> 37 Fortress (2 each)
> 66 Bruce
> 85 Fortress (survival anchor)
>
>I believe this inventory of anchors will do me good whilst cruising. Am
>I correct? I have not cruised before and am only guessing.
>
>Comments please
Use the 66 pound Bruce for day-to-day anchoring and you will probably never
have need of the rest unless you habitually anchor over grass (a bad idea
anyway). Even then, you can get the Bruce to set, just not as easily as
the Fortress models.
I am NOT a fan of the CQR. They are a drag. Literally. Usually under
conditions you find inappropriate, like lots of wind, lee shore, etc. :)
IMHO, they drag more easily than their reputation would have you believe.
At any rate, if I were you I would sell the CQR and keep the rest.
Fair Winds,
Tom
Tom & Jackie O'Meara
Searunner 40 Trimaran, "Sea Skate"
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