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Anchor Design for Soft Mud
Soft mud seabeds are relatively common, particularly in shallow estuaries and at the mouths of large rivers. In many cases, the soft mud gives...
Is Stainless Steel Really the Best Metal for Use in an Anchor?
Each time Practical Sailor conducts an anchor test, we get questions about the materials used in anchors, particularly stainless steel. Stainless steel is much...
Rethinking Anchor Shank Strength
One topic often overlooked in any anchor discussion is shank strength. Yet bent anchor shanks are hardly rare, especially among low budget varieties. We...
Managing the Manson as a Working Anchor
The Manson Supreme is also quite willing to rotate into a fluke-down, ready for the roller, alignment. I prefer to avoid the use of...
Anchor Lockers II
1. When a boat is floating at rest, an anchor locker drain should be able to shed all water in the locker. Residual water...
Proper Orientation of an Anchor Shackle
The photo on the bottom of page 9 in PSs October 2016 issue showed the sharp edges of the anchor and a shackle inserted...
Riding Sails to Tame Those Anchor-Dancing Boats
Practical Sailor recently evaluated a radically new designed riding sail, the FinDelta Anchoring Sail from Banner Bay Marine, which uses three panels instead of...
Galvanized Coatings Test
Corrosion attacks anchor chain long before it has reached the end of its useful life, and corrosion begins as soon the galvanized coating fails....
Anchor Lockers Part I
The contemporary anchor locker setup favors clear-deck convenience. This compromise can have some serious disadvantages. As with most things on sailboats, boat owners/buyers have...
Banish Junky Anchor Rode Markers
For the boat owner who thinks he has everything, there is yet still another bit of electronic wizardry…a widget that tells you how much...