One Storm Mantus on 2 Rodes
Current experienced cruiser forums advise much more conservative
approaches to storm anchoring, some advising to put out as many
as 4 anchors. Some tandem on a single rode.
Craig, setting at least two anchors for a blow is the way it should go.
Your hurricane ride on Supreme impressed me immensely. Of course,
I didn't remember you doubled with Fortress. I've whole-hogged on
Supreme long time because of your positive experience with it.
When I get there, littlegull will carry two Primarys: a 35lb galv and
same size aluminum Spade as stern. Take apart Fortress, Maybe a
Mantus as storm. Current Mantus is experimental. It has to up-
grade into a simpler, more intelligent anchor.
Pair of Spades are also take-aparts but essentially pin together
almost instantly, rather than Mantus' requiring six bolts, wrench, all
PITA small parts incl lock washers -- 4 of which have large sharp
hex heads sticking out of fluke bottom, where we would naturally
down it on deck! Stupid... And roll bar too big and prone to fouling,
below and on the bow. Mantus flat creased fluke blade has no equal.
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The large mantid (triangular head, long slender body) UMA set for
storm Matthew, not knowing its size, looked imco, to what might be
regularly set as the primary. That the monster performed flawlessly
says huge about design and 'deep set' stability. In 24 hrs of chaos,
UMA never GPSed an inch!!
Dan's* anti-chafe procedures are good. Imco chafe protection like
firehose should always be lashed to chocks, not the line, and be
larger diameter than the rope it cradles, for water wash.
*That will have to do. Haven't found their names yet. Youtubes are
very well done, bright, energetic, topped with confidence. . They
are doing/done everything right on the upgrade of their cruiser!
Later EDIT {OK. Previous assumptions here have been erased. Went
back for a second look to "Sailing Uma, step 55" - Post storm, where
he puts the boat back together. He winches the two rodes in
simultaneously, port and starboard. Each rode is spliced to its own
chain, hauled onto the bow thru large rattling chocks and over deck
with the cockpit port and starboard sheet winches. This means of
course both chains must each be attached to a single Crosby 209A
shackle. There's a simplicity & logic to this system, riding one hook.}
Mantus, when finally hauled in using spinnaker-pole and main
halyard, reveals the buoy trip line fouled tightly twice around fluke
and shaft, "but didn't seem to bother it too much."
He set no bridle/snubber either. But two 7:1 rodes may have acted
to 'soften' surges. Single nylon line working inside chafe protection
at the chock has been known to melt. Two lines mo'betta, sharing
the work. If I set two anchors to ride out a storm, it would be with
separate rode, as you say. Line always (altho I have no experience)
seems like the weak link in a storm survival situation. BUT you must
be holding a "badass anchor." And new quadplait oversized rode.
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Accessing the Steve Goodwin SV PANOPE YouTube series anchor
tests, you might be persuaded, if you're cruising, to check out his
Supreme and Rocna reset tests, where both act badly because the
flukes at initial set hold bottom material, won't let it go, won't let
it slip off when pulled around 180 from initial set, as in tidal change,
causing the hooks to plow or pull out, unable to reset, because they
fouled. Don't want this sequence of events at an unknown anchorage.
What have you experienced? Imco the Goodwin tests are authentic,
even if some sailors don't like the short scope and quick 180s. I do.
When it lets go, we want to know with what anchor we trust below.
Haven't been looking in on SailFar. I mean to, but I'm so jealous
and embarrassed. Hope you are well and enjoying the sailing life.
Thanks for the blue line!!
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TEN ATTRIBUTES OF AN ALL PURPOSE ANCHOR.
Here are seven Spade Safety Criteria from their uk site: anchor
1. must dig in fast.
2. must bury deep.
3. give max holding without dragging.
4. have constant resistance to movement
---even if eventually moves under extreme load.
5. must hold despite wind or current shifts. (reset)
6. rode must not foul the anchor.
7. must be strong enough to withstand very high loads.
. Does not require special mooring line
---or special anchoring technique.
. Snug in bow roller / self launching / self retrieving.
. Easily dismantled.
The range of Spade anchors should be CS certified. And Mantus too!
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Crosby SHACKLES
are the best American made galvanised shackles money can buy.
C. makes can't-fail-within-their-rating industrial rigging products.
Ubicquitous ( copied by others) trademark RED PIN in a shackle
once signaled an alloy pin twice as strong as an unpainted pin.
They make all kinds of shackles. The red pin is now a brand
mark. But always is a double strong alloy pin in a Crosby shackle.
Nowadays any colored pins make any shackle seem more special.
Defender** stocks 2 kinds of Crosby: G-209A and G209.
The working load limit for a G-209 3/8" shackle is one metric ton.
WLL (embossed on side of bow) for a G-209A 3/8" shackle is two
metric tons (4410 lbs). Pin: 7/16"
Defender carries the full range of each 'forged-quenched-tempered'
screw-pin shackle. However, there is a red alloy pin in the G-209.
but Twice as strong G-209A - with alloy pin that is plain galvanise,
not red - looks like regular shackle except for numbers embossed
on the bow. Whole shackle has twice the working load of G209.
Is there any reason not to have a double strong bow shackle on
your best bower?
MANTUS* 316s.s. (3/8"- WL 3/4 ton) -as does any s.s. shackle
all have lower working loads than the standard G-209 Crosby.
Crosby does not make s.s. bow shackles.
D shackles are called chain shackles by Crosby.
Counterfeit Crosby bow shackles are around, probably not in USA.
*Mantus now has unique oversize eyeless pin ss anchor shackles.
Also sell galv. bow shackles. They do not say where these shackles
are made.
They are otherwise spec'ed, and the eyeless pin is worth discussion.
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AS OF 2/2018
** Defender in their 2018 Catalog tops their nameless Crosby list
with a Titan brand. Immediately flash: China!. Yup, TitanMarine is
a trade name of CMPCanadaMetalPacific. Why else name asian
manufactory after an ancient race of Greek giants? {CMP rescued
PeterSmith's RocnaAnchor after its infamous fraud debacle. Now
advertised as "Original Rocna", they for a decade have not been
steel plate fabricated in NewZealand, but in China with cast metal
flukes.} That's an original Smith-style lie.
ADVERTISED 'ORIGIONAL ROCNA' ARE NOT ORIGINAL ROCNA.
This deliberate word play is meant to deceive. Why do it -- if you
can't be transparent about materials and origin of your current
anchors -- it's a lie -- and is in line with the fraud of lesser steel
grades Rocna got caught substituiting when they secretly moved
anchor manufacture to China.
His 100% cast anchor:
Vulcan (Roman metalwork god) fluke & shank are poured, not
forged, in China. Who can say CMP chain/ shackles aren't made
in China? Which is not to imply the products are faulty -- but their
true origin is hidden -- cast metal for anchors is never revealed
-- NO product actually made in Canada, as we are led to believe.
And here's our oldest marine outfitter: Defender, featuring these
imposters dressed in their white-skin name in catalog and internet.
Why trust these people?
Any of this con equal one true Crosby? that you trust your boat to?
CanadaMetalPacific CMP, as far as I can find, is a global sourcing
distributor, based in Canada, with all metal products, including
their extensive range of Martyr anodes, made in China by $2.50hr
martyrs.
Go ahead,
buy the half fast Titan 3/8" shackle for $6.50 less than the G209A...
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