New Generation Anchor

[commanderpete]

Davis Talon

http://www.davisanchor.com/

[c_amos]

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[size=3]I took what you had, added a couple of prices I found, and sorted by price.[/size]
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[size=3]Anchors Weight / material Price [/size]
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• [size=3]Simpson Lawrence Horizon 16.5 lbs $55 hi tensile steel?
  Bruce. 16.5 lbs $129
  Delta Fastset 14 lbs $129 manganese
  Quickset galvanized 22 lbs $160
  Manson supreme 25 lbs $165
  Danforth.... 13 lbs $169
  buegel 20 lb $200.. galvanized
  Sacra anchor 28.6 lbs $2483 (?)stainless
  bulwagga anchor 17 lb $250
  Simpson Lawrence Horizon 16.5 lbs $295stainless
  Rocna 25 lbs $300+ (I called and got a quote that was $400+)
  Supermax 28 lbs $375
  Sacra anchor 28.6 lbs $383 galvanized
  Spade anchor 33 lb $391steel
  Xyz 11 lbs (?) $395
  Spade anchor 15.4 lb $410 aluminum
  buegel 20 lb $410 stainless
  Cqr 25 lbs $495 galvanized
  Delta Fastset 14 lbs $620 stainless
  Wasi anchor 24 lbs $646
  [/size][size=3]Davis Talon anchor ? (found their website, but no price)[/size]

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[commanderpete]

Thanks Craig, made some changes

[ebb]

youz guys is fantastic.
It's a go 'round. You've suddenly dedrivelized at lot of this stuff.

Don't know yet what the difference is between the Wasi and the Buegel.
The photos and the hype are identical. One guy said the Wasi is a commercial copy of the Bugelanker. But what does that make the Buegel?
It probably is cool to name its inventer: 3 time circumnavigator Rolf Kaczirek, evidently a German national, and probably not attached to the Swiss Navy.

Inter-Yacht say they have "sole distribution rights for North America" Here's prices from their site
Galv. 2.8t boat, 1/4" chain - 11kg = 24# - $259
Galv. 4.6t boat, 5/16" chain - 14kg = 31#- $329
s.s.t 2.8t boat, 1/4" chain - 11kg = 24# - $489
s.s.t 4.6t boat, 5/16" chain - 14kg = 31# - $579
This is just the anchors, they have no prices for the Powerball or chain.

Swiss Tech Am.
s.s.t 24# - $620
s.s.t 31# - $730
1/4" Powerball - $163 5/16" Powerball - $197. Better prices elsewhere.

It could be said that if you buy the system from the importer and are sure that all three parts - anchor, swivel, chain - come from the same manufacturer then you should have a very dependable and matched anchoring setup, strength for strength. You know, not some shackle of unknown material out of china, not some quicklink hopefully holding your questionable rusting chain. Alain Hylas (Spade, SSCA forum) says you should never use chain unless you are in coral, anyway.

[Mac]

yDon't know yet what the difference is between the Wasi and the Buegel.

Wasi is the Company (a big German Stainless gear supplier) and Buegel is the anchor they make/sell.

Like a Lewmar CQR.

Nice research Commander and Amos. interesting to see them all lined up like that.

[Mac]

Alain Hylas (Spade, SSCA forum) says you should never use chain unless you are in coral, anyway.

A very popular theory judging by the number of boats you see with no chain

Everyone to their own so I'm not knocking Alain but I think that theory just does not stack up in so many ways, sorry.

[commanderpete]

Thanks for the corrections, working them in. Keep 'em coming

Don't think I've ever seen a photo lineup of anchors before

Any other worthy candidates?

[ebb]

C'Pete,
google:

SOFT MUD BOTTOM ANCHOR TEST

Anchor Reset Tests


Another anchor called The Barnacle is included in the comparisons.