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From: (no name) (no email)
Date: Fri Jun 29 2007 - 10:30:03 EDT
In a message dated 6/29/07 12:01:02 AM, Carl Martin writes:
>
> > The 12 lb. Danforth HT is used in grassy bottoms where the sharpened
> > flukes
> > cut
> > through matted grass and weeds.
> Basically the anchor is a 12 lb. Danforth HT. I sharpen the points and
edges
> of the flukes until they approximate the sharpness of a rotary lawn mower
> blade.
> Larry Z
>
>
> Being on the west coast of Florida we anchor in grass alot, although we
look
> for patches of sand if possible. I've got the same anchor & it holds very
> well when initially set but it tends to skip/slide over grass instead of
> resetting. We gave up on it in grass & use a CQR which sets & holds well
in
> grass & has always reset itself after wind shifts.
>
> Also, it's important to note that when you grind on an anchor you are
> grinding off the galvanizing & it will begin rusting immediately.
>
>
I apologize to the T&T list for wasting bandwidth with the double posting of
"Much ado about anchoring. Part 2." In my defense all I can say is that I was
notified by the Listmeister that the first submission was slightly too long so
I edited out a few hundred bytes and sent it again, unaware that both copies
would be posted.
Carl is right. The stock Danforth skips over grass. That's why I sharpened
it. It now penetrates matted grass and weeds very well. The holding power is
enhanced because you have to rip the grass mat free of the bottom before it
releases. In fact I have difficulty pulling it up even by powering over it. As
far a
s the sharpened edges rusting, a few strokes of a resharpening file every
season restores the anchor's pristine appearance. I can live with it.
Two replies in one post. Making up for wasted bandwidth.
Larry Z
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