On May 12, 3:12*pm, wrote:
On May 12, 11:21*am, Josh Assing wrote:

Our club is doing an anchoring class this weekend; so I was searching for some
used anchors locally "just in case" someone needed one.

I stumbled onhttp://www.slideanchor.com/box.asp--is that for real?
no chain & 2:1 scope?

Has anyone actually used one of these? *I was intregued by the clams, but
couldn't find any reviews online -- just marketing stuffs.

Seems like an interesting idea but at that price I'm not inclined to
experiment.

Yeah, but the lift is in the front, not the back like a spade anchor.
It would lost half of its grip at first tug when the front forks
lifted out, then it is just a small anchor with a lot of extra metal..
just my opinion...

I have been using the same 15 pound Danforth for fifty years. I used
to bury it in the mud with a 110 hp engine, which couldn't drag it. [A
Turbocraft, if it matters. First of the jet boats, dating from 58. SN
10] Also used it with a 12 foot duckboat with a 5 hp motor. So why
would anyone in their right mind want the box?

becuase they buy marketing crap & have an extra $150 to throw away.

Josh Assing wrote:
I have been using the same 15 pound Danforth for fifty years. I used
to bury it in the mud with a 110 hp engine, which couldn't drag it. [A
Turbocraft, if it matters. First of the jet boats, dating from 58. SN
10] Also used it with a 12 foot duckboat with a 5 hp motor. So why
would anyone in their right mind want the box?

becuase they buy marketing crap & have an extra $150 to throw away.

I would not buy any anchor until it had been tested in a lab AND out in
the real world.

The biggest problem I see with the anhor, even if it did hold, is the
size and shape would be a bear to store and I can imagine it would ding
the boat when retrieved. It is one ackward looking anchor.

Danforth, Fortress (with lots of chain,) CQR, and Delta have all proven
to be good / great anchors, I would not want to trust my boat to a
unproven anchor.

On Thu, 15 May 2008 11:46:49 -0400, "Reginald P. Smithers III" "Reggie is
Here wrote:

Josh Assing wrote:
I have been using the same 15 pound Danforth for fifty years. I used
to bury it in the mud with a 110 hp engine, which couldn't drag it. [A
Turbocraft, if it matters. First of the jet boats, dating from 58. SN
10] Also used it with a 12 foot duckboat with a 5 hp motor. So why
would anyone in their right mind want the box?

becuase they buy marketing crap & have an extra $150 to throw away.

I would not buy any anchor until it had been tested in a lab AND out in
the real world.

The biggest problem I see with the anhor, even if it did hold, is the
size and shape would be a bear to store and I can imagine it would ding
the boat when retrieved. It is one ackward looking anchor.

Danforth, Fortress (with lots of chain,) CQR, and Delta have all proven
to be good / great anchors, I would not want to trust my boat to a
unproven anchor.

Even with a concrete block in the middle? I think it would hold. Especially
in an almost dry lake. BTW, how is Lanier doing? Falls Lake, up in NC, is
back up to normal levels.
--
John *H*

Mike wrote:
On May 12, 8:21�am, Josh Assing wrote:
Our club is doing an anchoring class this weekend; so I was searching for some
used anchors locally "just in case" someone needed one.

I stumbled onhttp://www.slideanchor.com/box.asp-- is that for real?
no chain & 2:1 scope?

Has anyone actually used one of these? �I was intregued by the clams, but
couldn't find any reviews online -- just marketing stuffs.

It seems to me that POWER BOAT REPORTS tested this one as part of a
multi anchor test maybe 8 or 10 years ago. I'll try and remember to
look it up while I'm at the office tomorrow. I'll post what I find.
If anyone is a current subscriber to PBR it might be possible to pull
it up. Maybe late 2000 or early 2001. I don't think it got good
reviews.
Mike

Unfortunately, Powerboat Reports is gone. They stopped publishing maybe
six months ago. They transferred any remaining subscriptions to Boating
magazine.

John H. wrote:
On Thu, 15 May 2008 11:46:49 -0400, "Reginald P. Smithers III" "Reggie is
Here wrote:

Josh Assing wrote:
I have been using the same 15 pound Danforth for fifty years. I used
to bury it in the mud with a 110 hp engine, which couldn't drag it. [A
Turbocraft, if it matters. First of the jet boats, dating from 58. SN
10] Also used it with a 12 foot duckboat with a 5 hp motor. So why
would anyone in their right mind want the box?
becuase they buy marketing crap & have an extra $150 to throw away.
I would not buy any anchor until it had been tested in a lab AND out in
the real world.

The biggest problem I see with the anhor, even if it did hold, is the
size and shape would be a bear to store and I can imagine it would ding
the boat when retrieved. It is one ackward looking anchor.

Danforth, Fortress (with lots of chain,) CQR, and Delta have all proven
to be good / great anchors, I would not want to trust my boat to a
unproven anchor.

Even with a concrete block in the middle? I think it would hold. Especially
in an almost dry lake. BTW, how is Lanier doing? Falls Lake, up in NC, is
back up to normal levels.

Not up to nomal levels, but looking much bette.

On Thu, 15 May 2008 20:12:40 -0400, "Reginald P. Smithers III" "Reggie is
Here wrote:

John H. wrote:
On Thu, 15 May 2008 11:46:49 -0400, "Reginald P. Smithers III" "Reggie is
Here wrote:

Josh Assing wrote:
I have been using the same 15 pound Danforth for fifty years. I used
to bury it in the mud with a 110 hp engine, which couldn't drag it. [A
Turbocraft, if it matters. First of the jet boats, dating from 58. SN
10] Also used it with a 12 foot duckboat with a 5 hp motor. So why
would anyone in their right mind want the box?
becuase they buy marketing crap & have an extra $150 to throw away.
I would not buy any anchor until it had been tested in a lab AND out in
the real world.

The biggest problem I see with the anhor, even if it did hold, is the
size and shape would be a bear to store and I can imagine it would ding
the boat when retrieved. It is one ackward looking anchor.

Danforth, Fortress (with lots of chain,) CQR, and Delta have all proven
to be good / great anchors, I would not want to trust my boat to a
unproven anchor.

Even with a concrete block in the middle? I think it would hold. Especially
in an almost dry lake. BTW, how is Lanier doing? Falls Lake, up in NC, is
back up to normal levels.

Not up to nomal levels, but looking much bette.

Everything we have up here is back up to normal and higher. Enough is
enough already. I want to go boating, but it looks like another few days of
rain is on its way.
--
John *H*

On Thu, 15 May 2008 15:03:23 GMT, (Richard
Casady) wrote:

So why
would anyone in their right mind want the box?

That's a good question given that there are quite a few anchors
available with proven track records and reasonable prices.

On Thu, 15 May 2008 11:46:49 -0400, "Reginald P. Smithers III"
"Reggie is Here wrote:

Danforth, Fortress (with lots of chain,) CQR, and Delta have all proven
to be good / great anchors, I would not want to trust my boat to a
unproven anchor.

You forgot to mention Spade and Rocna, quite possibly the two best all
around anchors currently available - very easy to set, great holding
power and work well in a variety of different bottom conditions.

On Fri, 16 May 2008 11:01:03 -0400, Wayne.B
wrote:

On Thu, 15 May 2008 15:03:23 GMT, (Richard
Casady) wrote:

So why
would anyone in their right mind want the box?

That's a good question given that there are quite a few anchors
available with proven track records and reasonable prices.

That box anchor is a useful place to store a concrete block. I've said this
several times. You'd think people would know by now.
--
John *H*